your quality of life is directly related to the amount of real stuff (energy/food) being produced per person. unfortunately the production of food/energy has stagnated while the population is increasing (and also starting to stagnate).  there is nothing humans can do about it either. the energy is running out, and the only way to get more energy is with fossil-fuel powered machines. so youre going to have to sit in a cubicle developing ai/smartphones/fintech bullshit that you know will not increase the production of food/energy, while food/energy gets too expensive for 80% of people to afford
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