This article goes very well with the recent NYT "Relentless Parenting" story [0]. If you live in America, its not surprising that once you reach the age where

This article goes very well with the recent NYT "Relentless Parenting" story [0]. If you live in America, its not surprising that once you reach the age where you can think in-depth about your future and the consequences of "failing" that an existential sense of dread may loom over you. School age kids have to worry about the pressures related to school and getting into a good college, college students have the pressure of college and debt. Millennials are dealing with high college debt, a substandard labor market overall, and high rent. Middle aged folks are dealing with rising healthcare costs for their children and parents, along with debt and other issues. It just goes on and on. There might have been an idea in the 50s that by the turn of the century most Americans could escape the rat race, but it's probably just gotten worse. 0: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/25/upshot/the-relentlessness-of-modern-parenting.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/25/upshot/the-relentlessness...