I think you have reached the crux of it. In a couple of short generations we have gone from being farmers, fishermen and hunters to being service personnel, administrators, programmers and such. You are one of the few who still knows how to butcher a pig. I hope to be one of the few who still knows how to heal using herbs. Those who have useful skills and position themselves to be of service will survive. Those who persist in believing that the system will save them are doomed. IMO.