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The human race is screwed. Get me out of here

23 replies

HelpIcanttakeanymore · 02/02/2026 20:38

The obsession with money, fame, and vacuous celebrities is depressing. The news is full of evil arseholes, Epstein, Trump, Mandelson, Putin, Mr Windsor and his awful ex wife, entitled self absorbed celebrities Beckhams, Katie Price. I hate it all.

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Ilovelifeverymuch · 02/02/2026 20:39

I hear Elon Musk will start selling tickets to Mars soon, start saving 😂

HelpIcanttakeanymore · 02/02/2026 20:40

Ilovelifeverymuch · 02/02/2026 20:39

I hear Elon Musk will start selling tickets to Mars soon, start saving 😂

He's a fucking arsehole as well

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Upthenorth · 02/02/2026 20:40

Perhaps don’t read the news for a bit…

Life is what you make it.

NormasArse · 02/02/2026 20:41

Ilovelifeverymuch · 02/02/2026 20:39

I hear Elon Musk will start selling tickets to Mars soon, start saving 😂

We could cross our fingers that he gets stranded there, along with his odious supporters…

HelpIcanttakeanymore · 02/02/2026 20:48

Men are bastards. Is there a decent one out there?

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ThePrecisionsifthisislove · 02/02/2026 21:02

@HelpIcanttakeanymore yes..me.👍😁
All the afore mentioned are utter cunts and you missed Farage and Tommy ten name racist git.
Oh the joy of jettisoning them all into space on a wee flying saucer.

DirtyGertiefromno30 · 02/02/2026 21:02

HelpIcanttakeanymore · 02/02/2026 20:48

Men are bastards. Is there a decent one out there?

Mine is .

Helga55 · 02/02/2026 21:04

HelpIcanttakeanymore · 02/02/2026 20:48

Men are bastards. Is there a decent one out there?

Keanu Reeves

ChurchWindows · 02/02/2026 21:12

Swap your link to news link for https://www.instagram.com/owls_in_towels/?hl=en

PIcture after picture of owls across the world being helped by vets, rescues and environmental charities.

There are lots of good people (and owls) out there.

HelpIcanttakeanymore · 02/02/2026 21:19

ChurchWindows · 02/02/2026 21:12

Swap your link to news link for https://www.instagram.com/owls_in_towels/?hl=en

PIcture after picture of owls across the world being helped by vets, rescues and environmental charities.

There are lots of good people (and owls) out there.

Yes there are but they don't sell papers . I'd much rather see pictures of owls than Victoria sodding Beckham

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Ilovelifeverymuch · 03/02/2026 09:14

HelpIcanttakeanymore · 02/02/2026 20:40

He's a fucking arsehole as well

I guess you're stuck here with us then 😂

Waitingfordoggo · 03/02/2026 09:25

I feel the same so I largely avoid the news and social media (yes, I know MN is social media but there are lots of interesting conversations here, and very little fawning over vacuous influencers and ‘celebrities’). The celebrity cult is so toxic for all of us. Ricky Gervais nailed it in that speech he made as Andy in the Big Brother House in the last episode of Extras.

LauraNorda · 03/02/2026 09:28

HelpIcanttakeanymore · 02/02/2026 20:48

Men are bastards. Is there a decent one out there?

But you mentioned three women in your opening post?

stackhead · 03/02/2026 09:31

So avoid the mainstream news and tailor your media intake accordingly. It's quite easy to do.

It's not a shock that some people are shits. It's a truth that has always been true. Most people aren't shits. Focus on them.

Eightdayz · 03/02/2026 09:34

Stop doom scrolling.

Ignorance is bliss.

GCSEBiostruggles · 03/02/2026 09:42

Some of the evil bastards that control the planet have to die soon - the men like Trump and Putin; the worst of humanity full of misogynistic greed. I know there will be another man waiting in the wings to continue the war cycle, but hopefully we can have a few years off when nature finally catches up with these bastards.

Poppingby · 03/02/2026 09:43

Ilovelifeverymuch · 02/02/2026 20:39

I hear Elon Musk will start selling tickets to Mars soon, start saving 😂

Is he hosting the trip to mars or just providing the transport? Its tricky because presumably the tickets will have to be cheaper if he's going along too, but you get what you pay for.

ViciousCurrentBun · 03/02/2026 09:53

Scandal sheets have been sold for centuries and public hangings used to be a grand day out. We now know more because the information is so easily obtainable and it’s rarer that people can’t read, though people classed as illiterate are still at around 15% in the UK.

The world has always been a bit of a cesspit.

JoyintheMorning · 03/02/2026 10:12

Ah! if only the Romans had remained eh?
I know they were a bit rough with the Essex crowd early on. Later we had baths and sunny weather made our own wine
Country 'went to the dogs' after that.

ThePrecisionsifthisislove · 03/02/2026 10:17

The Romans ..what did they ever do for us?
Life of Brian.🤣🤣

HelpIcanttakeanymore · 03/02/2026 12:19

Society is full of corrupt rich bastards like Andrew Windsor and his sordid friends. It's so depressing.

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Disturbia81 · 03/02/2026 13:14

You can avoid it all OP. Come off the news and social media. Don’t watch reality shows.

EdithBond · 04/02/2026 00:47

Totally get you @HelpIcanttakeanymore.

But, nah, we’re not screwed. Most of us aren’t like the handful you mention. They’re in the media for various reasons. Most of us are alright.

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