The fact is every generation our worth, power, and significance is STRIPPED from us.
Because who on Earth would actually care about his life if it ends in death and we are all alone in this empty ass universe

But if there was more, and ppl knew that. I doubt our society would be like it is today.
Docile and brainwashed and overall a shit place to live because we are essentially trapped rodents.
In a closed society, a controlled experiment. Ppl can be taught how to think, act, and feel.
Diseases, religions, plagues ... are all effective means of control.
And ppl that sit there and live these shitty lives day to day filled with misery and false glimpses of happiness are the reason why they can sit back and let the system run itself now.
The minute that changes, there will be another crusade or mass extinction event