338 / The comfort class bubble
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338 / The comfort class bubble
If you see data or reports of people turning inward, becoming less social, going to AI for emotional comfort and counseling, or anything else that might look like convenience over friction, it may not be as simple as that. What I see is exhausted people who feel they are out of options, who have experienced so much fracture that they’re struggling ... See more
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Chasing hollow ideals of success—status, luxury, appearances—we find ourselves empty, unfulfilled by the promises of a consumer-driven world.
Erik Rittenberry • The Comfortable Life is Killing You
One possibility is that we have all got stuck on a treadmill. Technology and globalisation mean that an increasing number of good jobs are winner-take-most competitions. Banks and law firms amass extraordinary financial returns, directors and partners within those firms make colossal salaries, and the route to those coveted positions lies through y
... See moreThe Economist • Why Do We Work So Hard?
That’s the paradox of privilege. When we are well-off we chase the temporary pleasures that actually draw us apart. We use our wealth to buy big houses with big yards that separate us and make us lonely. But in crisis we are compelled to hold closely to one another in ways that actually meet our deepest needs.
David Brooks • The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life
