"There are large macroeconomic trends at play that are boring or hard to explain, and it’s easier to blame immigrants, social media, or blame <X> because that gives us an outlet to make sense out of complexity."

Very true. So many people rate the president based on how the economy or market is doing, yet they have very little influence over it.

"we no longer want to work for it. ... The last part of my rant is on the rising intolerance."

If we're not busy working or "building" something, then the other thing people tend to engage in is tearing things down.