> I love how the options you're presenting keep getting worse.

Every option has its pro’s and con’s. A corporate job brings security, but drudgery. Starting your own business brings challenge, but a high chance of failure. Joining a monastery means you’re free of mainstream societies problems, but you’re also missing the benefits.

If there was a perfect option then we’d all be pursuing it and there would be no reason to have this discussion.

in today's world there are ways to make the drudgery a bit less soul-crushing. work from home, flexible working time or 80% arrangements, gig economy.. I would say its actually getting much better for the average drone.