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Hello I am 30, male, living in the US, and I'm living in the dark ages.

Currently I am living at home with my parents. I haven't been a slave for 7 years and refuse to be one ever again. For 99% of the last 7 years I have stayed inside. I once went an entire year without stepping outside.

This is a terrible point in history. I accurately predicted the housing crash, stock market crash, and dollar's crash comparative to commodities like gold and silver. I have the ability to diagnose and fix almost any problem besides my own.

While most people *hope* the economy will improve, I know it will not (save some jesus-like worldwide forgiveness of debts). Rest assured, those saying things will improve might as well be saying that 2+2=4719. It's simply not mathematically possible.

The world is headed for the greatest depression ever recorded. 60% unemployment is not out of the question. It is likely billions will die because of this (and the wars that will be spurred from it).

People never learn, history is repeating itself. I do not leave my house because I do not like people anymore. Imagine yourself living 1,000 years ago knowing everything you know today. 99% of everyone around you would be complete and utter morons compared to you. That's every single day of my life.

I was born 1000 years too early.

I'd rather die than be a slave working to make someone else rich.....Which is exactly what almost everyone does during this point in history.

I also hate socializing with others; it's little more than a primitive ape need. It's tedious and achieves nothing but determining ape hierarchy.

How am I supposed to alleviate this?

I've tried drinking alcohol heavily and that does help. At least that evens the playing field a bit. When I'm wasted I actually like talking to people because my IQ drops about 50 points. But I know it's not a long term solution. It seems the only long term solution may be death.

I see no way out of this. Even if I wanted to build another business I know it would fail due to the economic catastrophe that awaits. So what's the point? Why should I even be living when I'm 1000 years too early? How am I ever supposed to be happy when I have nothing to hope for?

Hello.

I made an account on this website after reading your post. At first, being entirely frank, I read this and thought you were an arrogant narcissistic who lives in his own world.

Whether that's true or not, I understand you.

I found this page by googling "I was born 1000 years early." It's something I've thought since I was born. But you know what?

You were born when you were born. You can't change that.

So yes - there are billions of uneducated people who are more polite, selfless, and humble than the other two billion of us who are labeled as educated. But education in this century is a joke. It really is lacking.

You know what I think you are? You're a visionary in disguise.

If you have half of the ideas of a person living 1000 years early, capitalize on it. Make the decisions one would if he was gifted to travel back to the past. You know what you could really thrive doing?

I would learn to write software at home. Be your own boss. Help the world catch up.

With the assistance of a few bright minds, 1000 years could happen in 800, 500, or even 100. Your life is valuable for the sheer fact you understand the value of time and how blatantly ignorant some people can manage to live their lives.

It really is astonishing. But I feel similar to you.

I'm only 21, but I refuse to drink alcohol or take any sort of drugs including pain killers etc. I'm writing a social network with developers overseas and I hope to change the world with my life.

I am far from depressed, but boy do I understand how f***** up and sad our world is. Between selfishness and pride, our world is heading to hell in a hand basket.

Dero

Sometimes we can't worry about the world at large but need to start with the sphere we inhabit.
Have you considered writing a blog or something? Reaching to other people like yourself, who view the world the same way?
If one person found you by searching the web then other could too. If you can't inhabit the community you live in create a community that you can.

Hi Revel8,
I agree with your assessment of society and our world growing worse. In my opinion, it is not going to improve- rather, the contrary.

However, please let me know when I'm not a moron, or anyone else for that matter, in comparison to your brilliantly intellectual supremacy. One week in your boots, and I fear I would faint for all I'd learn.