Western styled families are designed for maximum generational conflict. I'm not against capitalism outright, so don't mistake this as a leftist snipe, but con

Western styled families are designed for maximum generational conflict. I'm not against capitalism outright, so don't mistake this as a leftist snipe, but consumerism and the lifestyle of it has really separated us from each other. Not just in the stuff we buy but in the constant cultural and sub-cultural fracturing going on. We're obsessed with identity (not just politically) as a society and consumerism drives it as much, if not more, than identity politics. People want to belong. And identity is a way to do so. But we've lost roots with religion, community and family. And the further we get away from it, the more stressful dealing with community and family become. I could go on more about religion.. I'm atheist but have grown to see the evolutionsiry advntage of it and the socio/psychological problems it solved and how the trade off of its rejections and what we get out of that rejection... Isn't a good deal. Until we confront all of this... Anxiety, depression, suicide, all of this will increase. Call it hippy dippy. But being connected to nature and family and community has value that's hard to quantify and hard for a headline or a brand or a political slogan to sell you. And we're losing it. Teenagers and 20 somethings don't see it. It's only when life is hard at 30-40+, does it begin to dawn on most.