I was merely hinting at the recent changes in American culture that made it so top-heavy and tempt half the population to press the self-destruct button each el

I was merely hinting at the recent changes in American culture that made it so top-heavy and tempt half the population to press the self-destruct button each election since 2016. Since around that time I noticed the formerly enthusiastic spirit die down, mainly by an uptick of toxicity by Americans in formerly well-behaved online communities. Don't wanna get into the details, but you may be seeing some symptoms of it. The 'elbow kinda guy' comes from the fact that you point out how you self-optimize (for economic benefit?) and call everyone else lazy, immature or fake. But I may have interpreted too much into this. Consider that there are different goals in life than maximizing your utility for The Machine. As always, topics like these leave a lot unsaid and are difficult to productively discuss online...