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Another thing to consider is how the internet has raised the bar of success. Scroll through instagram for even a short while and you may notice the obscenely wealth, lavish lifestyles, the trappings of wealth and success. Humans seem to worship other humans that have managed to attain things that are rare or otherwise valuable. We compare ourselves to them, when the case would have been very different 60 years ago. The elite and wealthy have likely not really changed their way of living over the years, the premise remains the same. But for the common man, their eyes have been opened to what can be attained. This realization of potential leads to hyper competitiveness to attain these things, which ultimately rewards only a few. Not everyone can be a surgeon or politician. There have to be people that work unglamorous jobs for 40+ years, it’s just that now these people have a front row seat to view the upper class lifestyle they are missing out on. As a result, new generations resolve themselves to be a part of what they view as valuable. Also feminism pushing women into the job market essentially doubles competition.