Yes simply "being human" doesn't get you very far these days. You have to be that special human.

Western societies last centuries were an exception in that you could do well enough but "just showing up" but it was an exceptional time and place and now it's just back to normal.

It's the normal and always has been for most human most everywhere, just visit any 3rd world country where you meet a lot "just being humans" barely scraping by. It's the default.