It is no longer honest to claim that working harder is a competitive advantage. It’s never been smart to promote the hardest worker, but one difference now is that non-remunerative work is punished. Raising kids, taking care of parents; those are unwise during your peak productive years. Don’t be the hardest worker and don’t overvalue non-remunerative work.
The west has lost its definitions of liberal and conservative. Conservative used to mean: noticing that radical change results in a net negative, historically. I’m conservative in the USA and there’s no realistic political party for that anymore. Ideas for better-balanced rights are liberal by the 18th century definition. Defying that only the aristocracy should carry guns was and is liberal.
Christianity seems to have peaked mid-20th century. The obligation to subdue the most-harmful effects on the poor is now very baroque. I’ve met people who watch a TV church weekly, unable to hold the simplest of conversations about 90% of the word of Christ.
Boomers had extraordinary economics, and it shows in some of your leaders’ personalities. Gen-X and Zoomer leaders will be tougher.