We’re born into a culture where trillions of decisions have already been
made by the people who have lived before us. The entire human world is
constructed of these expectations, so by the time we join that world as an
adult, it’s pretty easy to feel like most of our decisions are limited and
oftentimes made for us. When that operating system is screaming to go to
school, get a job, buy all stuff that makes your life better, have some
kids and borrow enough money to make it all happen, it can feel like your
margin for independent ideas and motivation just got squashed.  It’s no
wonder the decisions we think we’re making don’t feel very rational. No
wonder how we can completely lose the motivation to keep slaving away. If
you were an alien watching our evolution, you’d see a few big decisions but
on a day-to-day basis we’re blind to how the decisions we’re making affect
not only our own life but the future of our culture.