Life doesn't suck.

I have seen this new spread of people of my generation whining about how hard life is. These are rich, fat Americans, who are somehow convinced that life is bad. This was before the economy tanked. Of course, a first-world economy tanking is hardly the end of life, especially our society, which seems to be based on owing money. But the truth of the matter is, life still doesn't suck. These young people confuse me, and I'm their age. If these people believe life is so horrible, what do they think will make them happy? Was life better 20 years ago? 100?

This love of gloom and doom is silly, and I wonder if they see how ridiculous they look? Global Warming is the main thing they leech onto, but do they know major rivers in the US used to be sludge? Acid rain used to scrape mountains clean, for instance. Heck, American cities used to look like Chinas do now.

But thats not the point of this post. The point is, dream a little. It doesn't matter if polar bears go extinct, or the sea level rises, live your life. Don't get overwhelmed by the information revolution, use it, play with it, toss it aside when your done. If you work hard enough and are willing to delay gratification, you might achieve your dreams. Or not, its acceptable to fail. Success is meaningless without failure, after all.