I've always wondered how much of this has to do with sweeping social changes that put people last. Your average worker 50 years ago came home to a clean house,

I've always wondered how much of this has to do with sweeping social changes that put people last. Your average worker 50 years ago came home to a clean house, a homecooked meal on the table and an expectation of stability (both at work and at home). To "win" at life, all the engineer would need to do was engineer things to the highest standard. Now, the average worker is competing with their spouse, competing with their colleagues, optimising a path between 15 different companies because that's the only path to rise the ranks, all with the constant threat that the rug could be pulled out from underneath them at any time with minimal warning. Point is, the game we're playing now is different.