Hi,
Generation after generation the life is always the same. The great grandparent already used internet and smartphone when they were young like their great grandchild.
To make it less "stuck in an infinite loop" the game could have a major event that affect the everyday life which happen once by generation.
For example :
- Virus T-pose pandemic + lockdown
- UFO Attack
- Big Earthquake
- Landgraab Bank Failure financial crisis
- Gnome Invasion
- Radioactive Leak
- Rise of the machines : Electronic devices' rebellion
- Wildfire
Some stories that the grandparents could tell to their grandchildren.
A part of the life is also about facing and adapting to challenges of the world.