Nearly half of Americans between the ages of 18 and 34 would support replacing capitalism with socialism, according to preliminary polling that reveals a stark generational divide as democratic socialist candidates gain ground ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Fair point. Though it’s also betting that the better parts of our society can outlive all of that, so I think my point still stands.
That kind of species-level nihilism (annihilism? Suicidalism?) is always scary to me. I don’t like thinking about it, so I didn’t consider it.