He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless, still dead.

Apathy is a conflict of disinterest. So many people today complain about how apathetic the youth is. How they don't care about anything anymore. Granted, these people are mostly of the older generation, and we are supposedly proven to be the ever-apathetic X generation that doesn't give a damn about society or authority. But still, it seems like the lack of giving a rat's ass is starting to be seen as a problem in the minds of some.
My thoughts? There are so many issues in the "modern" and "civilized" (oh please) world that do need attention, or they will ultimately result in the end of life as we know it. Being the X-generationers that we are, we would usually say, "Fuck it, by the time the effect of not caring is actually in place, I'll be six feet under and laughing my ass off at you unfortunate mofos." Where does this blatant lethargy and lack of concern come from? The generations before us have given more damns than have done them good. Just look at the wars, booms in fertility rates, growths in economics and markets, the hippies, the revolutionary inventions that have come out of the last 30 years, all have tried to better the lives of many. The generation that takes over from us is already predicted to be the avant-garde innovative activist group that might just be able to save this planet, the ones that actually get what is going in and how to fix our stuff ups. So if we are preceeded and are going to be proceeded by people that do care, why is our generation so listless and unconcerned?
Just hang on a second though. You have to give us some credit. I have seen more marches and protests taking place this year at universities and other student based areas than ever before. I've even taken part in a few of them myself. The AIDS crisis, as bad as it is, might just be pushed in the right direction to be able to get it under control. Animal, Gay and Lesbian and even Australian general human rights are being fought for and the fighters are winning. We are getting somewhere, and I do give the people that are getting us there the credit they deserve, but take a look at everyday life. The majority of people don't care if Nestle are using child labour in some random rain forest. Voting statistics from elections all over the world and even on campuses are showing that it is the youth that aren't voting. If you want to take it back to the AIDS dilemma, the disease could be wiped out in one generation, but yet it is growing at a rate of epidemic proportions (cliche, I know, but true). We are apathetic and we know it.
Back to the question. Why are we, the emerging adults of tomorrow, so fatally unconcerned? Everytime a smoker takes a cigarette out of a box, they are forced to see "YOUR SMOKE CAN HARM THOSE AROUND YOU" or "SMOKING CAN KILL". We have been bombarded with the terrors of AIDS and other STDs since we were what? 10? Younger, I would think. The dangers of drugs and how they mess up your brain, sex drive, eyesight, bodily functions and your day to day life have been pushed under our noses since before we could even read. There has been a drastic decline in religion and spirituality over the last 10/15 years, not only in Christianity but in every faith. Compare it to the above mentioned thoughts. We are becoming so used to the problems in the world that they are becoming normalities. Our abilities to comprehend just how dangerous and threatening situations are have been numbed by the warnings and advice shouted in our ears and pushed down our throats. Everything is hyped up so much that we have become bored with it. Everytime I hear the infamous "AIDS talk" by teachers, parents, SHARC members I automatically switch off because I have heard it so many times. SHUT THE FUCK UP!
Where does this leave us? Yes. We are numb. We are becoming immune to the rantings and ravings. Is this excuse enough to not do anything, to not care? No. In the end, whether we care or not, we will still have to face the consequences of our and previous generation's actions, and if we don't, we will die. We have to work out some way to counter the deadening of our consciences and a way to make us want to get up and do something. I don't know how. Frankly, I don't care how, but we do. I don't know. We're in a bit of a pickle aren't we, but honestly I don't think it's our fault.
The world is full of apathy... but I don't care.