Can You Feel the World Crumbling?

Mary Carter
5 min readJul 25, 2024

My Life at 30: Wars, Crises

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Have you ever wondered if we’re living through the prelude to the end of times?

As a 30-year-old woman, watching the world fall apart around me, I can’t help but question: Are we truly aware of the gravity of our situation? Or have we become masters at ignoring the signs of imminent collapse?

The current global scenario is a kaleidoscope of overlapping crises, each amplifying the effects of the others. The war between Russia and Ukraine, dragging on since 2022, isn’t just a regional conflict but a disturbing symbol of conventional warfare’s return to Europe.

This conflict has exposed the fragility of international alliances and reignited fears of a nuclear escalation that many believed were left in the past. But have we learned anything from the horrors of the 20th century, or are we doomed to repeat them on an even larger scale? And how much longer can we pretend that these geopolitical crises won’t directly affect our lives?

The war is just the tip of the iceberg. The global economic crisis we face is of a magnitude unseen since the Great Depression. Rampant inflation, stagnant wages, and skyrocketing living costs are creating a generation of hopeless individuals.

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Mary Carter
Mary Carter

Written by Mary Carter

I share candid reflections on love, sex, and life's ups and downs, no holds barred and no taboos.

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