Vent about the future and the feelings of dread attached

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"receiving a piece of paper which gets me into an institution which will leave me in almost 10 grand of debt to maybe get a job i maybe like and spend 90,000 hours/ a third of my life working to get money to survive in an ever increasing cost of living crisis"

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A degree is not just a piece of paper - it is a form of higher education, which you should feel privileged to receive ("shoulders of giants" etc), and a granter of uncountably many opportunities.

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Those 90,000 hours won't come all at once, so it's counterproductive to think of it like that.

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Debt is a part of life and is not always a bad thing. For instance, I was thinking recently that rather than having assets and selling them to get money, instead you can take out debt against those assets tax-free. However, with student loans, those are not secured against anything and do not count towards your credit history! They barely count as debt.

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Getting money to survive - this is the bedrock of society. Capital flows in our capitalist systems (which are remarkably complex instruments that allow for great effort to go to good, lasting use), and as a member of the human race, you're sort of expected to be a part of it. You do stuff, you get money, you get food, drink, shelter - the fundamentals. Without playing your part, you no longer get food, drink, shelter for yourself and thus other people have to do it for you, which is iniquitous. I note that this is a basic part of life and nature generally.

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"Also, i've always been a highly academic student as i am naturally curious about everything so like learning but hate the pressure attached of tests and assessments but realistically i really don't know what else id do because its what ive always done and i'm really good at it."

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Tests are a part of life and if you are as good as you think you are, they won't be an issue. Stick with it.

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Side note: inherently the tests do not place pressure on you - it is you placing pressure on yourself since you presumably want to do well on the test.

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"I also just feel like any of the things that people say young people should look forward to are so out of reach at the moment. I cant travel, its too expensive. I can't have fun like going to concerts often or even like a movie because its expensive."

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Yeah that's a shame, and I sympathise with you.

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It looks like a lot of these issues can be solved by obtaining more money, so maybe look for some work?

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Alternatively look for things that don't require money, like going to the park with friends, reading books (there are websites that do this freely, even if questionably) or other stuff.

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"So then i go along with whats expected and then in this future I do go to uni and get this job and this measly bread and then maybe i will then maybe live to the year 2050"

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The future is FILLED with opportunity. You may be too young and in a bad place of mind, but there is so much opportunity in our world. Meritocracy is still a thing in many quarters.

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Be enthusiastic about work - work is good and rewarding!

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"if we keep up this rate of nothingness, the planet will be fried and what then and what will have been the point of it all. I feel like it is all just pointless, any way you slice it... i have well founded concerns"

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No.