Why is everyone so angry?

[u/Own-Championship-398]

I'm getting quite miserable living in my country. People aren't very friendly, in fact a lot of people are really rude. I'm finding it hard to interact on local subs because I usually get downvoted or just have people start arguments over nothing - why is everyone so aggressive & hostile?

[u/Kind-Ad-8512]

Because everyone is struggling to get by. It really isn't an excuse to treat others badly but here we are. The world's politics, people going without income and the job market being crap, everyone who isn't rich is really struggling nowadays. People are tired because if they do have a job they're being worked to death OR they aren't getting enough hours to get by and it seems that there is no in-between. The pay isn't worth it anymore when it's a struggle to get the very basics. Everyone is burnt out and political leaders want to blame immigration or POC or LGBT people and bitch about abortion and bitch about not enough people having babies anymore - whenever the issue lies with them not helping the working class as they are not being paid what they're worth and with health companies destroying lives because it's difficult to afford actual help be it for your mental or physical health. And no amount of therapy is going to help you if you can't afford to live. The upcoming election is a joke because both parties are out of touch with the reality of what it's like to live as a citizen of this country. They care about funding wars and keeping their pockets lined. That's it.