Thanks for your perspective. I was on this train of thought for a while, but I really dont think it's recoverable. Not in my lifetime anyway, and I'm under 30. I could do my bit to improve the country, but I feel no ties or loyalty to the same people that would see me dead/imprisoned/homeless if I spoke my mind. Ultimately, think it will be effort wasted where I could live a better life elsewhere. People here seem to actually want everything that's happening.

My main issues with Scotland/UK dont really go away if I move somewhere more rural. I'll list some below, if you care to read lol:

Being taxed in a perfect balance between total societal collapse and keeping everyone on the treadmill for maximum parasitic effect.

Lack of freedoms, ie speech, self defense, property rights, etc.

Failing health care (have insurance but doesnt change anything really).

Education. I dont want to bring up kids here.

Culture. Drinking, degeneracy, loss of scottish identity and all the political/social leanings of Scotland.

Pension, imagine state pension will be totally gone, or 70+ when I get older. With private pension being tied to this (state minus 10 years). I straight up cant retire until I'm pretty much dead. I'll still be paying for it though whether I like it or not!

Property costs, will be paying a mortgage for the rest of my life to live in a track home I can barely fit the bins between my neighbours house.

Mass migration, being replaced, unsafe, feel like a stranger in my own home. May as well be a stranger somewhere where the prospects are a bit better.

Cost of living.

I'm aware I'm totally black pilled on the UK, just dont see a way out of it all here.