I hate to admit it, but we're on the wrong side of World War III aren't we? We're gonna get anhilated in an AI-fuelled nuclear war, and we can only hope that an enlightened post-scarcity utopia is on the other side.

If it's any consolation, there are quite a few countries where this is a thing. I don't want to think percentage wise, it would make me sad.

I am sure the germans have a precise term for this

I propose these:

• Existenzkrise (existential crisis)
• schleichender Verfall (creeping deterioration)
• schleichende Faschisierung (slowly becoming more and more fascist

In increasing order of specificity regarding your text

Cardassians? Arent those the big ass famous women?

I am sure the germans have a precise term for this

We call it Russland

ah, classic Sichalskardassianerselbsterkennunddannaufdenbodenguckerei aka Eigenvergarakung

You are sure doing your best to… keep up with the Cardassians.

If I thought about it as much as my brain wants to I would drive myself mad. The system has too much inertia and the fixes we are forced to implement now (and for the next little while) are damage mitigation, not fixes. It's just not going to be fixed for a while. If I tried to address it with the same tenacity that I approach my day-to-day problems my mind would overheat and I'd die. So I just have to spend most of my time brushing my teeth and keeping my car from breaking down and trying to find a fucking job so I can continue to buy food at my accustomed rate. I squeeze in a little damage mitigation where I can but I can't afford to dwell on the elephant that we have to eat. Too much problem for tonight.

This is why Garak and Bashir is the best ship ⛴️

Sorry, were we talking about modern America or Star Trek

Sigh

“My child”

"Wir haben es nicht gewußt" (although that one seems to be more of an idiom in Belgium and the Netherlands talking about the German civilians' defense of not knowing about the Holocaust)

Fooken spoonheads

Kinda sounds like the plot from an anime that's currently airing (except a pharmaceutical company family instead of reality TV stars).