In 1930, Bertrand Russell once said: People are in a state of tension and anxiety for a long time, making rest difficult, ultimately leading to physical and mental exhaustion, and even losing the desire to reproduce. A hundred years later, this state is almost recreated today, mainly reflected in four points:

First, the loss of the ability to truly relax. Learning, working, and even entertainment become tasks, and even resting can generate guilt, with the brain remaining in a prolonged tense state.
Second, the driving force of competition is not survival, but fear. People are not afraid of not having enough to eat, but of being compared, falling behind, or being rejected, thus turning face competition into a survival crisis.
Third, everything is toolized. Socializing, interests, and even family are treated as means to achieve other goals; people no longer act for "the inherent meaning."
Fourth, high-pressure environments trigger biological "self-protection." When resource anxiety and mental stress are too high, people instinctively reduce or even abandon reproduction.