Gods have fled!
Maybe you’re not my direct genes, but you are my grand and great-grand progeny. I’m writing this for you to read long after I’m gone.
It’s 2025 — five years after Covid — and I’m suddenly struck by the realization that the world is falling apart. The Gods have fled.
We’re surrounded by inhumanity: wars across Ukraine, Russia, China, Taiwan, Israel, Palestine — and now India and Pakistan. Genocide. Indiscriminate and inhumane deportations from the USA. We’re hurtling toward recession. Jobs are vanishing. AI is swallowing up whatever work is left. Humans aren’t getting paid. And global warming is torching the planet.
They say Kaliyug is coming — and these are the beforemaths. But to me, it feels like every God of every religion has quietly packed up and left.
If you’re reading this now, know this: these are terrible times, but you are not alone.
I saw a YouTube video the other day, and the speaker said something I agree with: Lie low. Don’t rake up too much ambition.
Times were different just two generations ago. In my father’s time, people could dream. Get a degree, join a big company, climb the ladder — perks, cars, housing, security.
In my time, a college degree still mattered — but only to a “degree.” It was more about connections. If you had the right contacts, you could get a decent job, build a beautiful life. You could buy a house, get married, have kids, send them to good schools. With both partners working in stable corporate jobs, the goals were achievable.
Then came Covid.
We thought it would take a year, maybe two, for things to go back to normal. But Covid set in motion a permanent rule:
Work From Home.
This one change reshaped the world. Companies began outsourcing jobs abroad at half the salary. Qualified, experienced workers in their home countries were left behind. Students graduated with massive loans — and found themselves driving Ubers, waiting tables, or working as labourers.
And now AI is taking over the jobs that were left.
So in this giant Catch-22 moment, what can humans do?
I’ve lived through many ages — the prosperous times of my father, the high-stress but stable phase of my own career, and now, the shaky, uncertain reality of my children. Of the three, it’s this third one that disturbs me the most. Watching my children struggle to find footing — that breaks me.
So stop praying. The Gods have fled. Here’s what you can do instead:
Don’t get married unless at least one of you has a stable job.Don’t have children until you can afford a home. Raising a child costs one full salary. So one of you should be working from home to be there for them. Children cost both time and money. Please don’t have them unless you:Own a house or a space big enough for childrenOne of you has a stable work-from-home jobFormula:
1 salary = mortgage + groceries
2 salaries = child-rearing + living
But here’s the catch: in all likelihood, with the recession and the rise of AI, you may not land a stable, well-paying job that matches your field and offers a healthy work environment. You’ll need serious luck for that unicorn combo. So those rules above? Might already be void.
In that case: Stay single.
Live in, if that works. Don’t bite off more than you can chew.
It’s not embarrassing anymore to live with your parents until 35. Seriously. Don’t move out just because society expects it. Stay safe. Parents, too, need to understand the world has changed.
Do what you love — from home.
Minimize travel. Work remotely. Tap into all the online possibilities that Covid cracked open. Use free AI tools. Launch your own website. Offer your services online. Save on commute, save on chaos.
Buy groceries, cook your meals, eat healthy — chicken, kidney beans, soybeans, greens. Exercise at home. Stay mentally and physically strong — just enough to tide over these times. Survival is the goal. Maybe till 2030.
Assuming it’ll take at least 10 years for the world to recover from Covid’s effects — here’s what you do in the meantime:
Start with 10-minute YouTube meditations.Ask yourself:What do I want to do?What makes me wake up in the morning?What keeps me up at night?What do I NOT want to do?What is my dream — my true ambition?Yes, it matters to have a dream. It anchors you when everything else feels adrift.
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