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Don't you find it fucked how being psychologically normal is so rare?

Life is in theory so simple:

>be born
>natural joy at the wonder of experience
>go to school and realize grades lead to skills
>form friends
>attract someone of the opposite sex
>study more and get a job
>earn a salary and appreciate the time off with partner and friends
>buy a home
>pursue your field of study or career which is beneficial to you, your family and wider society
>go on some holidays and see some different parts of the world
>finally retire and gradually accept death

And yet there is so much anxiety, depression, discontentment, anger, hatred etc.

Why is it so difficult to lead a simple, straightforward life?