Humans are "difference machines" -- absolutes don't motivate or impact us, we only notice differences. So our entire lives are framed from the perspective of reacting to things that are different -- the more different they are, the more we either thrill or chill at the sensation of that difference. That's why the horror movie industry exists, why the thrill ride industry exists, why entertainment has to keep getting more violent and realistic in order to keep us interested, and why drug use tends to accelerate. Our neurons adapt to whatever they are exposed to.

I think that humans are designed to live in small groups. As groups get too large, anonymity starts to emerge and humans can't handle anonymity well. We need privacy, where no one is looking at our actions, but can't handle anonymity, which is where we can take actions without having to be responsible for the consequences.

Humanity is getting ready for its next cycle. The old order of industrialization is on its last legs --- industrialized medicine, education, government, economy -- these are all under strain and will collapse.

What will emerge with the help of 3D printers, decentralized crypto money, and disconnected power generation capabilities will be the new world -- what I call the "Techno-Agrarian world." Still connected through the internet and probably connected through a decentralized peer to peer internet system, but no longer trying to get "jobs" -- instead, you will make your own stuff and grow your own food. This world will reward small groups, and I think we will see that psychologically this will be much more healthy for us.