We live in a society where nobody is starving to death, but also one where nobody lives forever. In between those polarities anything that one might deem a "positive contribution" is just about the feels.

All of this so-called progress we've made, all these efficiencies we've gained, and what do people want to do with their free time now that their needs are met? Nothing, they just work more.

We work more than we did when we were hunter gatherers, we're destroying the planet in the process, we're having less fun and we still don't live forever.