I think we as a civilization are bumping up against the limitations of capitalism. When the goal is money, and society is more or less competent / empowered /

I think we as a civilization are bumping up against the limitations of capitalism. When the goal is money, and society is more or less competent / empowered / capable, you will ultimately end up with a lot of motivated smart human beings doing a lot of convoluted things with their lives chasing the wrong things.