The internet was meant to save us time. Ethereum imagined value could emerge from shared networks and community.

But in practice, the more efficient our systems get, the more is expected of us.

I've heard this issue presented to me by a peer that the pattern echoes the Red Queen Hypothesis: we keep moving faster just to stay in place. 
🔗 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Queen_hypothesis

Generations before ours often say: life seems more convenient now, yet somehow more demanding.
Schedules are fuller, expectations higher—even with all our tools.

Maybe the real challenge isn’t building faster systems, but building ones that support integration.