If society wants us to contribute to our potential they should reward us for building things instead of rewarding influencers and friendship and treating us like shit. Those who read the right books are not surprised at all to see we aren't the only ones going Galt. I tried. I really and truly tried for years. I walked into my reviews with proof that my above and beyond projects saved millions annually and recurring too. I was rewarded with minimum sub CPI never mind real inflation raises while people who contributed nothing got the promotions and big raises. Now I've quiet quit. I get the same raise. No one seems to have noticed. Not a single complaint. I can't see any reason I'd ever go back to working like that for someone else. If I decide I need more and want that next promotion I'm not going to work harder. I'll pour that effort into glad handing and brown nosing. Barring the right idea causing me to set out and start my own business, I can't see any way society will ever see anything close to my productive ability ever again. I've never been happier.