"I think a world where people my age die at their own hand because the world around them is meaningless is more sad than a world where young people die in a war for their country." I think a country that has become a place where those are the only two options is a country that sucks. BTW, most "war"s (ours, more recent...even "covid") aren't for "their" (our) country, e.g. the Ukraine/Russia conflict is about an entity (shhhhh) or entities outside of Russia that want(s) control of, access to, AND any riches derived from, every square inch of every resource (including human capital, not including useless eaters, of course) on the planet.

"I think a world where people my age die at their own hand because the world around them is meaningless is more sad than a world where young people die in a war for their country." I think a country that has become a place where those are the only two options is a country that sucks.