Causes of blockage in the modern world

Sitting at a computer

Looking at a phone

Traffic

Road rage

Food marketing

Carbon pollution

Climate anxiety

Shootings

College admissions

Work schedules

Weekend warrioring

Multitasking

Memorization

Passwords

Online platform functionality

Customer service

Two-factor authentication

Captcha

Identity theft

Trolling

Chairs

Most mattresses

Noise pollution

Regular pollution

Politics

Politicization of everything else

Student loans

Interest rates

Inflation

Relatively slow wage growth

Going public

Advertising

Social media

Spam

Bank hours

Bank takeovers

Overly palatable foods

Convenience

Air conditioning

Plastics

Cars

Binge TV

Electric lighting

Pavement

Misinformation

Inequity

Globalization

Large group size

Loss of institutional knowledge (for our species)

Excessive individualism

Weak/Limited social support structures

Separation from Nature