Lack of socializing. We’ve lost the third place in modern society. It’s work and home and nothing else. Lots of people work from home now, which is great, but only if you have a third place. You have to meet people in the real world and find a way to connect with them.
People laugh, but churches are a good way to do that. Check one out, sit in the back, and watch the people who show up- the demographics, make sure the congregation is diverse, etc. If you see a same-sex couple walk in and sit down like they’ve done it a hundred times, you don’t have to worry about all the hate bullshit.
Church is a great way to meet people in a place where everyone feels safe and accepted. They are extremely welcoming to newcomers. There are always activities and groups to join. Churches have been the third place for literally centuries.
Even if you have irreconcilable philosophical differences, check out a Unitarian church.
Wealthy corporations need public money because otherwise they’ll raise prices so high that it will collapse “the economy” and risk societal collapse. This is different from extortion because politicians make the laws and take a very small amount of this money for themselves.
“The economy” is the vampiric system where the people who do all the work get squeezed to death to make money for parasites who tell them “the economy” must be protected at all costs because reasons.