All of this is very true. Even though I think things are much better in some countries, much of the world lives under such high pressure, and I'm not sure whether the speed of the increase in this seems to be getting slower... living in Korea I see stress and pressure to conform to others' needs kill so many people's dreams and thus their whole will to live. It really is sad, yet I think there is always hope. Instead of focusing on the external world and what others are doing and comparing ourselves to them, I think it's really important to go inside ourselves more and spend time with the most important person in our lives: ourself. That is the only way we will find any kind of peace and happiness, as looking for an external fix is never the answer for anything, as external things always are temporary.