Why do we have to "grind" again? Why can't we show up, do oour job and go home to live life again? When did life become only about excessive work, sleep depriv

Why do we have to "grind" again? Why can't we show up, do oour job and go home to live life again? When did life become only about excessive work, sleep deprivation, and selling my soul to an employer again? Or was it always this way, instead of working for a Lord on a farm, now it's behind a screen.