People need to believe they deserve more joy and freedom.

It feels like many people have become accustomed to settling and sacrificing so they don't feel as much joy and freedom, and in some ways this is also being reflected by the people who have agreed to infringe on other people's freedoms and rob them of their joy in exchange for a paycheck. But then it seems like sometimes people do still seek out feelings of freedom and joy, but less so with other people, and it's more of a furtive, solitary activity.