In my humble opinion lower people's expectations or make them explicit. These days many people have perception that the society is having unrealistic expectati

In my humble opinion lower people's expectations or make them explicit. These days many people have perception that the society is having unrealistic expectations from them. They rather withdraw from society than risking being a disappointment. Japanese culture of indirect communication is making it more pronounced but the rest of the world is moving in the same direction. My other hypothesis is self-confidence crisis.