You'll get a lot of answers. I think our poorly designed cities and the garbage commute of driving a car is a big factor. I take the bus in to the office & I lo

You'll get a lot of answers. I think our poorly designed cities and the garbage commute of driving a car is a big factor. I take the bus in to the office & I love my commute; I just read a book for 40 minutes. Poor suckers who have to drive have a much more miserable life. I wouldn't wish a car commute on my worst enemy. But I think, at least in the US, we have a much more combative relationship with our employers. Employers try to squeeze every last drop they can out of their workers with as little compensation as possible. Employers would rather spend $2*X on government lobbying to avoid having to pay their employees $X, just on principal; we select for & encourage sociopaths to run our companies. In return, employees rightly feel they should behave the same to their employers. "Employer wants me to spend 40 minutes in traffic? Nah, screw 'em, I'd rather sit home alone in my basement." Dunno. Seems bad to me, too, but I have a hard time blaming them.