A productive, optimistic zeitgeist doesn't have: - mass shootings - a negative total fertility rate - an epidemic of drug overdoses - pervasive loneliness

A productive, optimistic zeitgeist doesn't have: - mass shootings - a negative total fertility rate - an epidemic of drug overdoses - pervasive loneliness - ridiculous homelessness - malignant neglect - oppressive lack of bodily autonomy - lack of healthcare and mental healthcare - rampant depression - crimes and deaths of despair - suicide The root causes are a lack of functional political system and leadership, achievements, and economic equality. Without these, love and sex become impossible unless you're one of the special few rich or popular.