Why am I doing this again? If the world is going to war and collapse yet again w

Why am I doing this again? If the world is going to war and collapse yet again why not just go back to building companies and making money until it does? Intellectual labors pay forward but they do not pay in the present. And too much knowledge of mankind requires too much optimism in the face of the evidence that it’s a fools errand. And yes I miss my Ferrari. 😉