Honestly? I try not to think about the future because doing so brings wave upon wave of existential dread. Things aren't looking good, and it might be a bit of a hedonistic maxim but if thinking about it just makes me feel worse why should I? Let me work away at achieving my "local optimum" since that's all I can realistically do.
That has been my tactic too. Basically, think the XXs were great? Well, you have all the technology to emulate that in your own life - just need to find a few people that would be on board with you. E.g. think that social media is making life miserable? Find your social circle that are technology minimalists, only call each other on the landline (or equivalent) and actually knock on each others' doors instead of texting when they want to talk, and think that taking selfies should not be normalized.
