Your channel showed up on my feed via algorithm because I was watching alcohol cessation vids, but now it looks like you're onto a philosophical journey, so I'll jump in here and spew some thoughts Yankee style. Conspiracy aside, this world from the dawn of the age was set up to benefit a select few at the cost of the many. This is self-evident when it comes to careers and employment as you mentioned. Certainly we see, depending on an individual's values, a 9-5, or realistically a 5-9 gig, can certainly make some people 'wealthy'. Oftentimes this was their ultimate goal as they valued material goods before all else, and likely this is how they were raised, and therefore inculcated into the mindset. For the vast majority of those in the Western world, employment is a form of slavery (fine indentured servitude) where one trades their skills/labor/talents for enough wages (currency) to house/clothe/feed themselves and rarely more. The taking on of debt gives the illusion we are doing fine, even though wages are functionally decreasing. By giving the majority of our lives and best parts of our days/weeks to an employer, we tend to delude ourselves into accepting the truth that we may have actually screwed up. Making mistakes sucks, and no one wants to admit them. Naturally, there are no absolutes in life, but in my opinion, it's pretty clear going down the unquestioned, post WWII path of going to school, getting a job, getting married, buying a house (good luck now LOL) and retiring on a pension is more illusory than fact. So, you are correct in my eyes. The only problem is what is the alternative and functioning solution? Until then, it's day to day and making the best of it all. Thanks again for you content!