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ExistentialFear posted...

Do you think this societal shift will cause major changes in our political climate one of these days? If people are becoming more inwardly focused and against burnout culture maybe it'll give rise to some political figures who actually want to change things for the better.

Or maybe corporations and their money will keep politicians corrupt no matter what generation takes hold.

Corporations are tone deaf to the issue currently and are instead trying their best to drown out the white noise of a lack of a workforce with price hikes, automation, self checkout, reduced store hours and other tricks to balance the books. Retention rate for 21 and under employees is skyrocketing because they simply do not see the value in all the things we've talked about. Unlivable minimum wage, 40 hours being considered too much, no work/life balance, erratic scheduling. Stuff they've gotten away with relatively painlessly for decades is coming around full circle.

I think we're going to see a few wolves in sheep clothing companies that try to rebrand, much like how Starbucks did in the early to mid 2000s-2010s. But politically everyone gets their turn when it's too late. Boomers will be out of the game in twenty years, that will be when x'ers are the predominant aged governency. And they have some draconian, conservative (not the political kind) values bubbling underneath. In forty years we'll see millenials and x'ers at bat with each other, and if the Z and A generations ever get out of grassroot formations it'll be anti-order.

To wrap up your question, the most prominent example of their banded causes might be a rise in popularity of "third party" choices in the West. Whether they get elected or not is another thing, but the illusion of more choice could pacify them. I've been hearing that a lot in political discussions these last few years.