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We’re comfortable, enjoy being coddled and taken care of, whether that is by family or the government. We exist in a period of time with access to the entire knowledge of the species in the palm of our hand, yet we choose to remain stuck in place. Feel free to disagree, maybe you’re the outlier, but statistically speaking, you prefer to be in stasis of certainty and low risk. 

Anthropologically we’re designed to solve problems, to overcome challenges. For hundreds of thousands of years, we survived, working together to meet the basic needs. Until the Industrial Revolution, there were two classes, the nobles (by title, business wealth, land ownership, etc.) and peasants (daily survival). The middle class was an invention of industrialists to create comfort and reasonable certainty, in exchange for indentured servitude of the hourly wage.

While that has morphed over multiple generations, the truth remains that as a species, we’re now less resilient than our peasant ancestors, dependent on a benevolent government to protect, serve and when necessary, rescue us. The discarding of adventure is a recent anomaly, probably in the later 20th century, where the sense of wonder and exploration was finally, at the collective level, pounded out of us. Be comfortable and when disruption hits, the government will take care of the nasty stuff and coddle us with monetary tokens and rules to keep society safe. 

You would think this diatribe to be an opening to a dystopian novel, but this is today, in 2025. As a species, we grow with new experiences, new relationships, jumping with two feet into the puddle of opportunity. We’re designed for adventure, to see what is over the next hill. We learn about things through problem solving, when we travel to visit other cultures, we learn perspectives and values. All this cannot happen in your box of comfort, in your living room watching videos about the world.

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