Not dreamy. Not peachy. No government pensions here and I am far from naive.
The entirety of Western Civilization is in decline and it has been for over 50 years, maybe more.
I simply refuse to ruin whatever is left of my life being consumed with anger over things I cannot control. I have been badly hurt financially by this decline. I have seen the effect of this culture on my own children. I am sorry for the younger people who will bear the brunt of whatever future is in store, but they tell me that they like it this way, this is what they voted for and this is what they will continue voting for.
I have analyzed my situation and taken into account all the alternatives available to me. I have made my own plans accordingly. I no longer have the extra energy to fritter away in futile angst. I have decided to accept the reality in which I find myself and to make the best of it.
Flame away. It may help you to vent your spleen, but it actually changes nothing.
Good luck with that.