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>General worker apathy is endemic everywhere I go people seem aggravated I would dare to check my order and point out they didn't put in the ketchup i asked for, or the napkins, or whatever. Or when I dine in the tables are dirty. Or the gym is filthy, the cleaner just drags the mop around looking busy but accomplishing nothing. But in many instances they keep asking for more tips.

I don't think I'm off base in asserting that _this_ attitude is a major contributing factor to why the world feels "in decline" to you.

Perhaps if you went through life with a little more empathy for people who are almost certainly living in or around poverty, you'd feel a little more of a sense of community and less hostility toward strangers.