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We live in capitalism where all labor is commodized and alienated. All work sucks. 99% of white collar work is bullshit. Anything tied to "meaning" is overworked, underpaid, and likely stressful. Plus, any passion will be snuffed out if you're doingit as a job.
The optimal way to survive as a prole is to make as much money for the least work as possible. White collar STEM jobs are well-suited for this purpose; it's why I personally pursued an engineering degree (in addition to the fact I enjoyed math and science). If I studied and did what I was truly "passionate" about—philosophy, history, guitar, languages—I would have fucked up my life. Instead, I do wageslavery for 8 hours a day which I'm good at and can somewhat tolerate, and I aggressively pursue passions during my freetime to avoid severe depression (kew word: severe; depression is still there lol). I was like you when I was fresh out of college: incredulous at how shit working actually is. Now this is going to sound depressing, but with time you get used to the drudgery....
This is admitely lib copium, but look into FIRE (retire early). Personally it keeps me focused and gives me some purpose to getting up everyday to push papers; i.e. to one day be able to fuck off to mexico or something with 300k and just not work anymore. It's admitedly copium but it does help—a man needs hope.