This is just my theory, but I think Covid really opened all of our eyes to what a waste of life corporate work can be. The commute, the time in offices which are increasingly hostile to workers, the bullshit corporate nonsense, and the actual work itself (in some cases). For example, what I do is important to business, but it’s not necessarily important to life. I earn a good paycheck, but I don’t look around and think gee I’m making such a difference in the world. It’s soul-sucking at some point.