I mean, I agree with your assessment of the OP… but I don’t think psychological depression ebbs with prosperity. In fact the more materially satisfied people become the more they have to face existential crises.

And lol at democracy. Democracy was a failed idea tried centuries ago with no merit in modern society. The systems of governmence today have nothing to do with democratic ideals, they just use the rhetoric to enforce nationalism where there is a lack of national unity.

Actual, the most ‘democratic’ societies are tribal countries that use the election booth to compete for power like in Nigeria or India. Countries normally ranked high on ‘democratic’ indexes like Japan or Iceland have the least competition or power sharing.