/biz/ - Business & Finance

Will the current system of capitalism, college > job > retirement, continue to function for much longer?

Is there anyone on here who studies this shit? I have a passing interest but can't delve too deeply into it because waging all the time. We seem to be on the precipice of some monumental, landmark change in Western economic history. I see so many products and companies based on stuff that's just a copy of a copy of a copy, completely uninspired. Or it targets such a niche market that I can't understand why anyone would waste money on it, like clothing for your pet, or subscription boxes for fans of only the Star Wars prequels, or stuff like that. It just all seems so phoned in, we talk about innovation all the time but it's like everything cool has already been made. Even movies and games have lost any nature of creativity or fun.

I don't see how such a system can continue to exist, when any given job can be easily automated, when there's no POINT to even doing most jobs other than to make $. And the point of all those useless products is just to make $. I'm not being cute by thinking I'm the first to realize tEH SHOCKING TRUTH!!!?! but dude. I feel so useless. What's the point of all this?

Can we go on this way? Will we see a society that values true happiness and the pursuit of new discoveries over hedonistic follies in our lifetime? I'm just fascinated in watching where it all will go, what will replace it.

>cash out
>put my two weeks in
>pay off student loans
>buy nice house, assuming i have enough to maintain it for life
>get health insurance on the market price
>buy dogs
>play every major video game in existence
>read the western canon of literature
>improve my art skills
>never wake up and wage again
>give money to parents when they need it but never ever tell them the amount i actually have
>travel
>enjoy projects like creating a farm, woodworking, painting
>learn how to animate, work on writing my novel
>read comic books all day for weeks if i want to
>watch every major movie and tv show
>create an amazing game series singlehandedly and release it to the public
>attend cons and talk to my fans
>never ever ever listen to clients, boss or anyone ever again on how i spend my daily time
>go to sleep and wake up with a smile every day

paradise