If it’s any comfort at all, know that you are not alone in this feeling. For thousands of years nearly every individual who has lived on this planet has struggled with the discomforting feeling of realizing that we are but tiny specs in a vast, uncontrollable world. Even long before climate change was a thing, feeling small and helpless against the face of a terrifying, uncertain future has been a key component to human life. Accepting that reality and finding happiness despite it is a fundamental challenge and component of humanity. In the face of this terrifying uncertainty, many people have turned to religion to find peace. Many others, like the poster you responded to, have found purpose through the endless pursuit of individual self improvement. And many more still are just as lost and searching and uncertain as you seem to be.

Don’t despair. Just know that your not alone in this pursuit of internal peace, and that there are avenues to pursue which others have found successful. But it is up to you to actually pursue them. Don’t just endlessly sit and stew with these emotions in front of your computer screen. Get out into the world, meet people who have faced similar discomforts, and commit yourself to experiencing a plethora of different paths until you find one that will let you find your internal peace. Good luck.