> We need to feel we belong. We need to feel valued. We need to feel we’re good at something. We need to feel we have a secure future. And there is growing evidence that our culture isn’t meeting those psychological needs for many – perhaps most...

This (emphasized) is what I think is causing my increasing anxiety and depression. I look around at people, talking loudly, showing off, taking selfies, buying expensive crap they don't need from expensive shops, etc. I try to puzzle out why they're so happy, they all seem so superficial, and I can't understand why they don't feel miserable about the people less fortunate than them who live right next door, the people serving them, who are all struggling to just get by and by all measures increasingly failing. I really want to live in a more equal society that takes care of all citizens.