A new CDC report finds that 71 percent of Americans describe themselves as completely exhausted — a figure that transcends individual circumstance and points toward something woven into the fabric of contemporary life. The burden falls unevenly, settling most heavily on women and young adults, suggesting that exhaustion is not merely a matter of poor sleep habits but of structural pressures, unequal labor, and the relentless demands of modern existence. When nearly three-quarters of a population shares the same depletion, the question shifts from personal remedy to collective reckoning.