I think it starts already in childhood with extracurriculars filling up waking hours, always preparing for some test, "making progress" on some axis. Not lettin

I think it starts already in childhood with extracurriculars filling up waking hours, always preparing for some test, "making progress" on some axis. Not letting kids roam around aimlessly. At least that's the impression I get about American schooling nowadays. Mindblowing stuff like not even having recess between classes etc. Is it surprising that people take the same template to adulthood? That you need to fill up your timetable with "activities" that have a name, a structure. Even when travelling, more and more people buy prepackaged, well-defined, "experiences" with titles on AirBnB with a predefined timespan, description etc. You can't just go somewhere and meet up with people, you must tick off an "experience" to feel accomplished. It needs to be "a thing" that can become a line item on your credit card for it to be real.