We seem to have created an MBA-inspired nightmare where all social interactions become a meta-game of promotion, monetisation, and profit, and no activity can possibly have an intrinsic value unless it operates inside that context.
"You're the product" is the oldest profession in the book and not a good look for many.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agency_(sociology)
Its the antithesis of peer pressure (or vacine if you will), but unless you were raised with it, it may be a foreign characteristic.
Nimby is a fickle mistress, though we can see in China as well as the US that property ownership is part of a warped mating ritual/tradition and has distorted "occupant owned" dwelling statistics (just as much as reits have). 3 for me, none for you was a different economic experiment afaic.
Are you listening to "I don't want to be you anymore" by Billie Eilish? The pressure you speak of may have a gender imbalance, but most guys are cool with a smooth operator (being good at what you do) and tend to avoid lip service.
Analog ad-blockers are a must nowadays.