Hi there,
Welcome to our forums. Sometimes I think most of us feel like that, and it is overwhelming. As far as you wanting to move to Europe? I know people from various countries, it's not any better, my husband goes to some of the european countries on business, he says the pace is not any different, and in the larger cities, like here, the pace even gets worse, sooooooooooo I personally rather stay here in the US.
I agree, things have become just terrible, and again this is my own opinion, is because we need stricter laws towards child molesters, pedophilia is on the rise, if the laws start being made stricter for such offenses perhaps things can get better.
I dream of a simpler time too
You mention that people, yourself, need a degree(s) to further oneself, Europe is not any different, and it has been said the standards of education are higher in most Asian and European countries, the US ranking low
I don't think there is Utopia anywhere, well I've seen towns on our map named that, ha!ha!
I'm happy you got to vent, though.
I think we all need to vent, I do that in my car sometimes, talk to myself, my dogs, the human family members don't like that, acccuse me of complaining
I am wishing you better days to come,
Sincerely,

DE