I am on the same path. I used to write down to-do lists but stopped, need to get back on it.

John Carpenter’s “They Live” style?

As a non american what are those? Trying to google anything about the U.S. current news make me less informed, it seems SEO is crooked to make us abroad feel like nothing is happening

That is a very interesting point of view. We pile up experiences since the dawn of mankind. But I don’t think it is that straight forward, in my view things are more cyclical than anything. I like the quote from Ecclesiastes for that POV better:

“There is nothing new under the sun”.

ELI5?

Having been on one of those positions I can say that I changed careers because of what you describe.

Learning is a lifelong path…

What you were seeking were knowledgeable wise sages. They do exist but are very rare.

My problem with that is how far can you go? Will artist integrity shatter? Will people mod Thomas the train on movies? Will we get those god awfull billion page settings?