Things Are Comfortable, But We All Feel Stuck As Hell. Sound Right?

The Languishing Era.

Interesting article here in WSJ:

You've Never Had It So Good. Which Is Why You're Stuck.

It’s basically about how the intersection of once-low mortgage rates, once-high job offers (pandemic), and reduced-price gym memberships and meal kits — all of which are now faded out — have kept Americans stuck in their existence because of the cost of doing something else being too high, as exemplified in this paragraph:

Pessimistic Americans are driving from the same old homes to the same old jobs in the same old cars. The average age of cars and light trucks in the U.S. is at a record 12½ years, according to S&P Global Mobility. Kelley Blue Book reports new-vehicle prices have plateaued at 25% above prepandemic levels and inventory shortages persist for certain models, stalling some trade-ins.