There are ways to handle living in times where we know things will keep getting worse.
https://www.ianwelsh.net/the-philosophy-of-decline-and-collapse/
@ianwelsh true words. I've gone through this, being engaged with street protests in my country for decades. I've been through dispair and detachment. Have been out of the struggle and back in, then out again, and back in again. These types of battles are marathons, not sprints. I guess I've managed to convince myself that one should find the limits of one's resources and and take care not to trespass them. But when one has the forces, these emotions need to transform in action.
PS: Did you know that with 4 Bulgaria could have been a record holder for governments taken down by mass street protests in a decade. More recently, we've had 4 parliamentary elections in 2 years. Things are happening, one way or another.
@ianwelsh It's on a crossroad to Europe. Too many foreign influences clash here - Russia, Turkey, US to mention a few.
https://www.politico.eu/article/bulgaria-turkey-gas-deal-russia-imports-competition-ukraine-war/
Here's a bit on the elections tilt: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ex-pm-borissovs-gerb-nudges-ahead-bulgarian-election-partial-results-2023-04-03/
Very strong organised crime, consider 3:30 of this video:
https://www.ted.com/talks/misha_glenny_the_real_story_of_mcmafia_how_global_crime_networks_work/transcript
Post-communist state capture: https://twitter.com/mapto/status/1157907138179686401
@ianwelsh If you want to get a bird's eye view of Bulgaria, consider this chart:
https://vis.social/@marcreid/111464931265111074
a comment from the Economist in the response.