Race

Social anxiety has increased dramatically and I suspect part of the reason is the speed at which we live plus the isolation that technology has brought us. More people are on medication than ever and they are seeing therapists and looking for substitutes for friendship by overeating or abusing drugs or alcohol.

The pandemic did not help things and we are still recovering from its effects as human interaction morphs because of changes to the cultural landscape. Making friends and connections is harder than it used to be which is affecting the number of couples being formed. Young men in particular are having the most trouble making real life connections.

I see the drastic contrast over my lifetime and much of it I think is tied to the disintegration of cultural institutions which fed into youth socialization. Maybe it's all about fitting in to our lives as much as we can before we expire except I suspect we need to remember that life is not a race.