Yup..I hear ya. At the start of my 4 year the prof said products are made for stock holders to make money not for the consumer to save money. I knew I had to finish my degree so when I graduated I said to myself screw this and I took over my dads plumbing heating business. My roommate got the regular job. Boy was that close...I would not want his life foir any amount of money.Sorry to do this in installments but this post has me thinking...
This led right to us becoming the solipsistic generation. Previous generations really focused on working towards "the greater good" and we said I'm probably never going to measure up anyway, I don't want my parents' lives either because that kind of sucks too, so I'm just going to focus on me and what I want out of life even if it's only good for me and not the greater good at least I'll be "happy". This was the time you started hearing that life is all about happiness and if you're not happy leave your job or move or get divorced or whatever. Your happiness means more than anything and this has been amplified greatly in the current generation. If every day isn't like Disney land you're wasting your life and you need to find your happiness - of course, every day can not be like Disney Land but that doesn't stop people from trying.