Is anyone else just

Its a more depressing time of the year with short cold days.

Some people say Xmas was developed not just for religious reasons, but to try and keep our spirits up in Northern Europe.
 
El Guapo said:
Effin tired of it all?
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Feeling a bit that way - I've poured over feelings like this for years and years and for me, it's a distinct lack of optimism that takes over. Normally, I'm a mix of feeling VERY optimistic and VERY pessimistic - It's when the balance tips in favour of pessimism that I'm on a low one.
 
I feel pretty good at the moment but with one proviso.
Firstly, since the start of the pandemic my job has carried on as normal, and I haven't has a single sick day since it began in March 2020.
I feel fitter than I have for a long time and have just broken my personal best at 5k since i began the couch to 5k in the spring of 2018.

On the other hand, I turned on the TV this morning and there was the head of MI6 waxing lyrical about the dangers we face with Russia and China. It made me wonder what the hell was the point of doing this at the start of the first post lockdown festive season. Are they reigniting the cold war or conditioning us for the next big American adventure possibly in Ukraine? God only knows, but even if his intentions are sound, what is the point of doing it now? There is nothing, absolutely nothing that Joe Public can do about it. Even if there was a nuclear war tomorrow we would never know who fired the first shot and even if we survived, nobody would take responsibility and we would face decades conspiracy theory that would make JFK or 911 pale into insignificance.

Just what was the point?
 
BlindBoyGrunt said:
I feel pretty good at the moment but with one proviso.
Firstly, since the start of the pandemic my job has carried on as normal, and I haven't has a single sick day since it began in March 2020.
I feel fitter than I have for a long time and have just broken my personal best at 5k since i began the couch to 5k in the spring of 2018.

On the other hand, I turned on the TV this morning and there was the head of MI6 waxing lyrical about the dangers we face with Russia and China. It made me wonder what the hell was the point of doing this at the start of the first post lockdown festive season. Are they reigniting the cold war or conditioning us for the next big American adventure possibly in Ukraine? God only knows, but even if his intentions are sound, what is the point of doing it now? There is nothing, absolutely nothing that Joe Public can do about it. Even if there was a nuclear war tomorrow we would never know who fired the first shot and even if we survived, nobody would take responsibility and we would face decades conspiracy theory that would make JFK or 911 pale into insignificance.

Just what was the point?
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Yep. I just cannot see a way back for humanity. We are on a massive decline with social media and selfish, entitled attitudes having so much to answer for. I'm just glad there are no habitable planets close enough for us to destroy next. We are an horrible species and undoubtedly mother nature will be glad to see the back of us.
 
Scubahood said:
Yep. I just cannot see a way back for humanity. We are on a massive decline with social media and selfish, entitled attitudes having so much to answer for. I'm just glad there are no habitable planets close enough for us to destroy next. We are an horrible species and undoubtedly mother nature will be glad to see the back of us.
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For me Social Media changed everything.
I'm glad I was a young-un before S/M ruled our life!
 
I think it's just a cr*p time of year. It's cold and dark nights. Also covid and the constant drivel and changes that come with it.

I'm always a bit 'bah humbug' about Xmas. You see people posting Xmas decorations and lights in the 2nd week of November. I go through my Facebook feed and you'd think it was Xmas day tomorrow 😂

I'm definitely a summer man. Give me sun and light nights anyday.

It's been a pretty grim 18 months. I've not lost anyone through covid (thank god🙏) but it's still just becoming a bit of a chore. Just as it was getting back to normal. I'm in a job that's one lockdown away from folding. So I don't like spending money just in case.
 
Boro_Scally said:
Dark days right now, with Covid and the way things are heading just makes you feel like "whats the point?"
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Everyone has their own line in the sand drawn, and there's only so much a person can take. I think its coming to the point where the majority of people will just say "fcuk it" and decide to get on with their lives how they themselves see fit, despite what the 'powers' or social pressures try to impose.
 
I think the main cause of doom and gloom for people is the realisation that the world we once knew is royally f***ed. I'm glad I don't have children, nor do I want them, as I'd hate for them to have to grow up in times like these.
 
Scubahood said:
I think the main cause of doom and gloom for people is the realisation that the world we once knew is royally f***ed. I'm glad I don't have children, nor do I want them, as I'd hate for them to have to grow up in times like these.
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Same here. I have no kids to worry about. I think that's why I'm (selfishly) happy/content and have little to worry about. As Joe Carlin said, the world is a freakshow, and its great to have a front row seat with no vested interest in what happens in the end.

I do feel sorry for the youngsters though, the ones that never experienced the 70's, 80's and 90's like my generation did, as they are inheriting a world of their parents making, and it isn't going to be a pleasant one.
 
Brexit was what did it for me. Not wanting to stat an argument about it here, what is done is done but it was that moment when you realised the country and culture you lived in did not all have similar values. I felt like a stanger in my own country.
 
Feeling crap, can't see a way forward, people above covid regulations, corruption unfettered in Parliament, rampant racism, dark nights !
 
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