The future is bad because you aren't betting on it
It's true. You gotta put your own stake in the future for progress to matter. Find something you are passionate about, and make it fucking better for all of us. Please. the doomerism of the current moment is casting a pall across our public consciousness. There are still so many things for us to collectively strive for, so many things we can do to affect the future for the better. Find your thing, throw yourself into it. I promise I'll do the same, too.