What rites of passage do young people have now? What can they be inducted into? What prescriptions can be made for them? What traditions are reinforced? Isn't '

What rites of passage do young people have now? What can they be inducted into? What prescriptions can be made for them? What traditions are reinforced? Isn't 'wisdom' a dirty word? Young people are told they are able to do anything they want. Nobody really believes that do they? There are still underlying rules and it's pointless believing we can exist without acknowledging them. At some point people take on responsibilities or there is just endless finger pointing. Being nice can be cruel.