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https://www.odditycentral.com/foods/yin-and-yang-fish-a-cont...
I don't think they are saying we're stuck in some endless loop to specifically acquire money or stuff, but that we are stuck in an endless loop to do something, whatever it may be. This could mean acquiring stuff for some, volunteering and donating for some, baking pastries or going fishing for others.
Decline in fertility rates can be attributed to external causes, not because humans fundamentally no longer want to procreate.
"In 1814, Joseph Madersperger was granted a patent in Vienna. It took him a decade to build the machine, but he never commercialized it. He spent the rest of his life trying to perfect the design."
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-poli...
Do build something from your own proclivity and inclination. Don’t feel that you have to build something to be called an engineer based on outside pressure and self-comparisons.
If You really want to build, just start. Pick small things that will make your life a little easier. Even if it seems like a silly idea, do it anyway.