Sucks so much that I want to die (but not really)

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This has nothing at all to do with my personal issues. It's society, that's how I'll describe it. I wish I could go back to at least during the 90s, I don't like the predictions and theories people make today about the future of humanity. Sometimes it makes me feel so bad that I say I want to die. I am NOT suicidal though, so it's not what you may think. I certainly don't have the will to harm myself. But I'm feeling very sad about it sometimes.

I would kill to live in anytime before 2000. Even when my parents were growing up. I missed out. If I could go back to anywhere before the year 2000 while I can still be the age I am today:

-Society put more emphasis on face-to-face interaction and people weren't hooked on technology and Facebook 24/7.
-Companies (radio/TV stations, stores, etc) had more of a sense of community and local ownership.
-You can go outside without anyone being worried.
-You can go to a movie theater and still see a movie on cel film.
-I won't be afraid of the technological "singularity" as popularized by Google engineer Ray Kurzweil (though I give the man credit for his brilliance
-I can enjoy the fun times once again when humans were fun.

That sums it up pretty nicely, but I can have a whole book to write.

My parents can't do anything. My psychologist can't do anything. There's really nothing anybody can do about it, including me, so I worry and cry thinking about how mankind's future will all go downhill from here, or will it? What can I do and what is a way "out" without hurting myself over the downhill future of mankind lying ahead.

I sometimes wish we could go back to simpler times, the world has become so dangerous, what with Road Rage, angry people, jobs going offshore, violence I sometimes feel there is no future.
My Mum said the other day Bring back the good old days when people helped each other, kids could play in the street or in parks without fear of strangers.
Sad that things have changed.

I'm asking for serious discussion about this subject.

I see what you mean, I often feel similarly. Not with wanting to go back in time as much(though a bit) but I often just look around and feel sad and angry about how the world is and wonder how it will be. What's worse is that not many others see how I do. Maybe you could just examine what it is about back then that you like so much and immerse yourself in it. Bring back what you like from then to today. You can also add the bits of what you like from the modern day to it. Of course, you can't change everything but at least some of it will be a comfort, and may just be the way you like living.

Yeah, but I can't remember anything from when I was young (besides some certain movies and TV shows).

Also, that technological "singularity" sounds like the scariest thing ever, but that might be more of an opinion on my part.

And yeah, besides TV and movies, I don't have much memory. I wish I can find out though. Sometimes I have cool dreams at night when in my room there is a secret closet back-door to a big room about my past, but I never fully realize it.

As for my love-hate for 21st century technology, I don't like how people always call me old for appreciating the more simple technologies.

I wonder if I am the only person my age, or even if I'm in the minority here?

I'm very scared about all this most times. I can't seem to get over this.

I spoke to religious counseling, they told me that the world has always been evil since the days of Adam and Eve. That sounds like a bunch of bull. Now, how come there weren't as much violence and stuff as there is today?

take it from one who lived back in the day- there were NO "good ol' days."

I think the OP believes that people have been flippant in our responses on his thread.

prego I can see where the OP is coming from, it is all too tempting to seek comfort in the familiar, in past verities.

The only thing keeping me interested now is finding a girlfriend or love.
Or possibly, virtual reality, so I can go back to the 1970s.

And don't be afraid to move this to the politics section.