Anonymous #1 20h

True, however, I think the US has lost the innovation drive we once had. People are being squeezed so hard now that making just a quick buck is more important than slowly building the country we want our kids to live in. What country do you want the next generation to live in? I’d say a country that incentivizes working to live instead of making work itself your entire life and identity. Much of modern day work feels purposeless because we don’t take pride in what we do anymore.

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Anonymous #1 19h

Much of that is because we are so busy that we don’t have time to recover and reward ourselves for our accomplishments because we have to move on to the next task immediately. We get so stuck in a work cycle that we forget what direction we are headed and eventually end up at a destination that wasn’t intended. Why live in wealth if you don’t have the time to enjoy it? No one wants to buy a massive house they only spend time in to sleep and do chores.

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Anonymous OP 19h

Work in the US is prioritized so much that people think working a few extra hours to move money around in a spreadsheet is more important than spending that lost time focusing on literally anything else that could bring more value to your life. Going to the gym, getting essential vitamins and endorphins outside, socializing, meal prepping, having a clean home. All I’m saying is that when you don’t have free time, your life will eventually fall apart.

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Anonymous OP 19h

Stress stems from having too much that needs to be done and not enough time to complete tasks. Chronic stress is a silent killer and if you think about it, the money you made working those few extra hours of overtime will just contribute to higher medical expenses later in life to treat problems that stress compounded

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