I agree with your points, but would just point out that the upbringing - ennui connection you make isn’t as firm as you imply. I had a very laissez-faire, Ameri

I agree with your points, but would just point out that the upbringing - ennui connection you make isn’t as firm as you imply. I had a very laissez-faire, American upbringing and identify with this blog post. A friend with the opposite upbringing (Indian, IIT, only child) never did - she was immediately freed and happy when hitting the same points that left me listless. I think this has much more to do with internalization if external reward systems, which is tremendously complex.