The 20th century saw the pendulum swing towards an absolute faith in materialism to cure all ills, and today we are seeing the pendulum start to return back tow

The 20th century saw the pendulum swing towards an absolute faith in materialism to cure all ills, and today we are seeing the pendulum start to return back toward faith in the immaterial: love, thought, spirit, community, etc. While material conditions have improved, we are now seeing the consequences of blind faith in materialism. People are waking up to the truth that material comforts do not give their life meaning at all, and I think that's a good thing. Record suicide rates and opioid addictions are enough to suggest that more and more people find this new way of life devoid of any meaning, and those of us still standing are starting to scratch our heads and search for ways we can do better.