@aral social media has made us closer to each other and all of the world’s joys and ills are in focus. There’s no masquerading the American Dream anymore, or any other greed based fantasy. The kids have looked behind the curtain and are tearing it down. I don’t think it’s reality that bums them out. It’s the continued pretense that the system is not broken. Climate, fascism, poverty, genocide…it’s not new. But seeing the grownups knowingly participate? That’s the depressing part.