Why is Rupert Birkin deeply dissatisfied with the society in which he lives?

Birkin believes that modern society is in a state of apocalyptic decay. Industrial technology and the overvaluation of work have ruined the human spirit and destroyed man's connection with nature. Birkin desires to live outside of social convention, but also to see social convention itself destroyed. He wants the world to be remade into something stronger, more creative and truer to the passionate human soul. But he remains skeptical that this transformation can take place.