Everything around us seems to be optimized for efficiency, speed and profits. Nothing is optimized for happiness anymore, unless that happiness is directly tied

Everything around us seems to be optimized for efficiency, speed and profits. Nothing is optimized for happiness anymore, unless that happiness is directly tied to someone's profits. And we are all judged on weird metrics - ("40 and still writing code, not in management?" "don't want to have kids?", "don't want to own a house?" etc all followed by "what is wrong with you?"). And everything seems complicated too - I just read somewhere that credit card agreements are like dozens of pages today, vs a couple of pages before. Like you, I also wonder the same - fancy electronics, cars, running water etc are all great, but how much of it truly contribute to one's laughter, happiness, health etc?