People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals - that is, goals that do not inspire them.
I’d tell men and women in their mid-twenties not to settle for a job or a profession or even a career. Seek a calling. Even if you don’t know what that means, seek it. If you’re following your calling, the fatigue will be easier to bear, the disappointments will be fuel, the highs will be like nothing you’ve ever felt.
The culture industry not so much adapts to the reactions of its customers as it adjusts them.