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Americans are, in general, ignorant cowards. Its not our fault to be fair. We have literally been trained since birth to be this way. We are told since childhood to not question authority, obey the rules and do as we are told.
We are trained to sit in a desk, face forward and obey authority for 8 hours a day for 12 years.

To do what?

sit in a desk, face forward and obey authority for 8 hours a day for 40+ years

So that then, for about an average of 5-7 years of retirement you can do a little of what we want but many adventures are way beyond most people due to age and declining health and limited income.
There are always people that buck the system. That forge their own path that refuse to follow the rules. That refuse to consent in advance. but those people rarely live long happy lives. But for them we would be lost though. Our society would have collapsed long ago under the weight of its own oppression. These people drive others to release their chains and to dream. Their presence is electric. Their convictions unbreakable. Their resolve, against all odds, unassailable. You know who these people are, you've heard their names a million times. They were called "subversive" or "traitor" or "rebel" or "criminal" or "gay" or "feminist" or "trans" or "Black" or "Communist" or "radical" or "fearmonger" or "fool".

No one can honestly tell you for certain where this is all going but it doesn't look good. In fact it looks very grim.
We could really use some of those people right now. I still have hope but the ignorant and the cruel and the petty and the cowards, have a huge head start.