> That's not a problem. It's just a stage in a process. It's only a problem if we get stuck here and fail to establish a new identity. I think that was exactly

> That's not a problem. It's just a stage in a process. It's only a problem if we get stuck here and fail to establish a new identity. I think that was exactly what the parent comment was saying, except for pointing out that millions of people have gotten stuck there, and it's been getting worse for decades across the entire developed world. It's even worse in Japan, for example, than in the US, and the collapsing customs and institutions there mostly don't include religion. Around the world, we're getting out from under religious and secular systems that were pretty good for the majority and quite bad for the minority, but so far we've failed dramatically at replacing them with something that is better for everyone. This is progress, but it's not enough.