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I'm going to go out on a limb and posit that what we need to do to survive on a daily and short-term basis has far outpaced our ability to cope with it.

• nine_zeros 3y ago
  > I'm going to go out on a limb and posit that what we need to do to survive on a daily and short-term basis has far outpaced our ability to cope with it. Our ancestors never had to do so much to just survive. Humans are just not designed for this level of stimulation, keeping track of resumes, jobs, bills, credit scores, investments, children, retirement, mortgages, cars, a pushy manager, performance ratings and who know what else. Life has become miserable because too much is asked of an individual. It takes immense strength and mental clarity to get rid off all these burdens. The hardest to get rid of is poor quality of jobs.
  • wlpu 3y ago
    I don't really agree with your proposition, I think the base issue is more fundamental, simply put I think it comes down to the atomisation of the individual due to the structure of higher education and zeitgeist of fear of being accused or misinterpreted. While is it easier than ever to enter social spaces, I think people are struggling to build real meaningful relationships (romantic and platonic). There is the western "coming of age" ritual that involves going off to university by yourself for a few years and then a few years later going off to another place by yourself. Whether the fear of being misinterpreted is real, it is there for many people. People I know have changed a lot about what they say and the way they speak when people they don't know show up or enter a conversation, often saying things they don't believe in to give a good impression.