But I would blame the not wanting committed relationships or a family thing on media consumption as well. Settling down and starting a family is a boring, long

But I would blame the not wanting committed relationships or a family thing on media consumption as well. Settling down and starting a family is a boring, long term endeavor that doesn’t really play well in most media formats. Therefore it just doesn’t get any space. The protagonists of basically every TV show do not have families. And that’s because it wouldn’t be feasible for them to do all the stuff that makes the plot interesting if they were tied down by a family. And people are getting cues about how their personal story arc should play out from the media they consume. But you’re right that capitalism is excellent at providing the means to life a life of self involved, hedonistic excess.