> The only way I know how to deal with this is FIRE. Investing as much as possible and working towards early retirement

I retired at 50 and "the dream" of FIRE is almost like someone else's idea of an ideal goal and I'm not that satisfied with it - perhaps because I'm out of sync with my peers (I have gained some retired 65+ friends). I had planned to enjoy investing however I find investing soulless and unsatisfying even though I'm doing well at it, so my life plan needs to change. My hobbies remain hobbies - they are not fulltime.

> The world we live in still sucks away the best years of your life

Some of the most satisfied people I know work in plain jobs.

I could found a startup but that's just creating a job for myself and the benefits of many many millions don't seem like they'd improve my life enough.

> however I find investing soulless and unsatisfying even though I'm doing well at it

Agreed, but how do you know you are doing well at it? Who hasn’t? Stock market only goes up and has been fueled by low interest rates for almost 2 decades.