Counterpoint: my parents definitely burnt out in major ways, but they had no choice but to keep working. My dad worked in construction and my mom was a stay at

Counterpoint: my parents definitely burnt out in major ways, but they had no choice but to keep working. My dad worked in construction and my mom was a stay at home mom with 5 kids. I think previous generations absolutely experienced burnout in levels equivalent to what we see now, but it just wasn't always called that, or acceptable to admit.