I feel the same way!

I agree and sadly the U.S.A. did not. They followed Milton Friedman bogus claims and will pay the price

You don’t believe in the free market? What would Milton Fridman think?

Is this for shock value? Or you are implying that an agenda was being sold?

I am on the same path. I used to write down to-do lists but stopped, need to get back on it.

John Carpenter’s “They Live” style?

As a non american what are those? Trying to google anything about the U.S. current news make me less informed, it seems SEO is crooked to make us abroad feel like nothing is happening

That is a very interesting point of view. We pile up experiences since the dawn of mankind. But I don’t think it is that straight forward, in my view things are more cyclical than anything. I like the quote from Ecclesiastes for that POV better:

“There is nothing new under the sun”.

ELI5?

Having been on one of those positions I can say that I changed careers because of what you describe.

Learning is a lifelong path…

What you were seeking were knowledgeable wise sages. They do exist but are very rare.

Really? Is there a name for finding guides to such wizardry?

There can be only one!

A Mexican Fender Tele?