>if you're holding out for changing the world before you can be happy, you're (statistically) going to die miserable You bring up Japan yet they're known for b

>if you're holding out for changing the world before you can be happy, you're (statistically) going to die miserable You bring up Japan yet they're known for being excessively and pointlessly overworked to the point of depression and suicide. It is a culture that rewards obedience and prostration to your job above everything else. So many were peer pressured into finding meaning in their work to such an excessive extent, and of course didn't become happy because its a system that optimizes for cohesion and stability, not happiness and meaning.