The end of the world sure takes its time

May 15th 2026, written by Bence

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We're officially so burnt out that we can't work. Not even the legendary 95% remote job.

So, what now? The government won't support us, (not yet anyway, no clue what the new ruling party is planning or how or when), mental healthcare won't support us, especially without an autism diagnosis, and our parents especially won't support us. Well, that's not true, but if they did we would speedrun life for sure.

Despite no diagnosis we've been looking into getting hospitalized, which I'm not sure if it would work out. We're not in crisis because crisis implies a one time thing not a constant sense of panic doom and suicidal thoughts since we were 11. Also, obviously, everything costs money, which we do not have and will have even less of soon. Not only because we're burnt out but also because the company is doing reduction anyway. 80% of the company, poof, gone. In a way it was kind of fated.

I'm already preparing myself for homelessness if you're asking me. Great job getting a mortgage dumbasses.

I guess I'm an asshole for saying that. Once upon a time we were doing better, but that time is gone.

And I guess feeling doomed isn't anything new to us either. It's been here for at least 20 years now but it just won't arrive. It would be the best solution, just saying. Nobody has to do buerocracy or convince their abusive parents that made us like this in the first place that we're too mentally ill to work.

It's not even like we weren't trying but we can't try hard enough to belong. All we can do is struggle to keep our head above the water. That's our birthright.

All we can hope for is a miracle right now. Either that or the isekai truck.