Ignorance is bliss, but I also get the sense that many people are chasing meaning and purpose, consuming all they can to find it. I don't think they are happy, I think many are empty.

I do agree. So many just chasing and chasing, with schedules of all they have to do and in their busy schedule reserve some time for eg yoga or whatever hip and the trendy thing is around to pause and reflect a little. Wondering though how meditative this is for those who just follow the hype. I do hope, slowly the number of peeps in our societies that do take a different approach to life will grow. The other day I was watching a TV program with interviews with 8 youngsters. They all go by the FIRE movement. Financial Independence something. They all have the goal to be financially independent by 30 years of age. Damn... On one hand, this sounds cool, these peeps taking the right direction since they all plan to do go with pension really really in their lives, but on the other hand, most of these peeps seem to me next level capitalists chasing dreams and thinking everything can be bought with money. Two of them not, they just skipped their jobs, without savings and started living in tents and travelling the country like nomads. They gave me a totally different feel to the other 6 peeps trying to get millions and millions in their own back accounts within a few years. Am really anxious to see how the world looks like in let's say 2 to 3 decades from now. I do hope, much better than today, but lets see. Sometimes I'm not that hopefully...but today I am :)