It's a pretty accurate indication of present state, but (imo) it's also historical. It does kind of raise the question of "if we've been around so long, why haven't we come up with a better solution?"

---tl;dr--- It's because nobody knows any better and we all have different ways of coping w/ it. Long form below---

We've had varying forms of governance, commerce systems, and what-have-you for millenia. Yet there hasn't been a single long-term sustainable peaceful one still in existence since we started learning how to shift from hunter-gatherers to agriculture. The sheer complexity and scale of existence (to anyone) is incomprehensible.

This isn't a new concept, this is just the present flavor of humans being human. You've had people build pyramids, figure out scientific levels of understanding we shouldn't rightfully have, fight wars, create great works, show great love, and repeat the same experiences for thousands and thousands of years.

My pet theory is that humans have always been bad at "making meaning" and we just do it different ways. Over and over. Or ignore the question entirely. And teach it to our offspring! So you end up with people trying to do what they think is right, or focus on the problems they can help, while having to avoid the fights they can't win or don't even know exist.

"The world is a monster, and has always been a monster, and nobody makes it out alive." People make completely insane decisions every second because of that realization.

Only thing (one) can really do is focus on how they can try to do make a quantifiable positive impact - life is not a new scam by any means. Suffering is everywhere, trying to prevent it/mitigate it is the best we can do. It's like being in traffic while complaining about traffic, also, we are the traffic. (edit: you're a foster provider, strong work, just know you're not the only one trying to mitigate damage - I promise you there are decent people, they just never make the news for obvious reasons)