This is the best time in history to be alive. Go start a business. Work hard for 10-20 years to build it up. You'll eventually be busier than you have time or energy for. Very few folks want to work long hours and sacrifice *decades* of their life to a career/work....so there are now less people to elbow out of the way to find your own success. But you can't have it both ways. You either work harder and more hours to get there, or you have more time to contemplate statistical ratios of different historical times. Get after it. Working a W2 job with paid holidays and vacation is easier with less stress, but can keep folks in the middle of the pack. It's all in what you want though. Life balance and career/financial success don't usually go hand in hand unless you're inheriting money.

And not everyone wants to own a house or stay in one spot long term. Things are different than the past.