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I'd argue this is a byproduct of what's shown in the chart where productivity has continued to increase since the 1970s, but wages have remained flat [1]. And that is a side-effect of the money itself being screwed up (e.g., the U.S. is nearly $37T in debt and though they'll wax poetic about it...nobody really cares—the number just keeps goin' up).

Why care when—if you're the average bear—you can work incessantly and never really get anywhere close to what past generations enjoyed? I'd prefer to live in a world where people cared more, but if the incentives aren't there, we can expect to see the amount of "care" continue to decline.

This is why the "fix the money, fix the world" ethos of Bitcoin should be given more attention by detractors.

[1] https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap