Everyone's Sad In Paradise (Here's Why) Temporally Scripted podcast

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Life expectancy has doubled. Poverty has plummeted. So why is everyone so damn miserable?

Jack Austin and Adam Garcia tackle the uncomfortable paradox of our time: by every measurable metric, life should be amazing.

Instead, depression rates are at an all-time high, one in three young adults reports mental health issues, and suicide is the second leading cause of death for people under 30.

In this eye-opening discussion, we explore:

✓ Why depression hits record highs in the "best" era of human history

✓ The shocking statistics nobody wants to talk about

✓ Victorian factory workers vs. modern office workers - who had it worse?

✓ How social media comparison culture breaks our brains

✓ The death of community and what replaced it

✓ Why owning a house costs 41 years of rent

✓ The role of faith, purpose, and meaning in mental health

✓ Practical ways to thrive when everything feels broken

Key revelations:

Life expectancy jumped from 30 to 73 since 1900
42% of people lived in extreme poverty in 1981 - now it's under 8%
But 1 in 3 adults under 35 report depression symptoms
30-40% of under-30s still live with their parents
The uncomfortable truth about progress vs. happiness

From comparing Victorian bread diets to modern mental health crises, we unpack why having more doesn't mean feeling better. Plus: the mindset shift that changes everything.

Timestamps:

00:00 The milestone and the paradox

03:00 Life expectancy and poverty stats

07:00 The happiness index mystery

10:00 Victorian life reality check

15:00 Depression statistics bomb

20:00 Social media comparison trap

25:00 The death of community

30:00 Faith, meaning, and purpose

35:00 Housing crisis breakdown

40:00 Why rent beats buying (sometimes)

45:00 National debt and generational theft

50:00 The mindset solution

55:00 Delusion vs. logic

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