I have to disagree with you because we make completely different assumptions about human nature.

First, you assume that everyone can agree on the basic problems that humanity faces. But that’s not true. For example, many people consider free access to abortion as part of the solution to oppression of women. I, on the other hand, see abortion as part of the problem; or at least, one symptom of the larger problem. If we can’t even agree on what the problem is, how can we possibly come together to solve it? Or, to put it another way, human suffering is bad and everyone can agree on that. But it seems no one can agree on the cause of it. Is it oppression? The constraints of being a finite creature? Is it everyone’s fault or no one’s fault, or something in between?

That’s part of why we have the addiction to conflict and drama. I agree that it exists and is widespread. But fundamentally, it’s not about avoiding boredom; it’s about avoiding guilt in a search for someone to blame. If all the evil is out there, in “those people,” then we can feel self-righteous in opposing them. That’s a huge dopamine kick. It’s addictive. Plus, it protects us from the painful work of facing the evil in ourselves; our own potential to be monsters. And who wants that? If you are the monster you fear, there is no escape, no place to be safe. It is possible for people to do that painful work, to face and fight the monster within, or to get help with it. But no one can force us to do that. And it’s a constant struggle once it starts.

So I would say the reason we don’t have Utopia, the reason our best still isn’t perfect, is because human evil is too big a problem for human beings to solve.