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The article suggests that the culprit is social permissiveness. But I think a more likely explanation is that unregulated capitalism has systematically destroyed our common community institutions and replaced them with impersonal for-profit transactional systems.

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I woud not say that my article suggest social permissiveness. I would rather say that global capitalism and consumerism indirectly changed our culture into egocentric drive

It may be unintentional, but the emphasis on traditional values and spirituality vs relativism gives it a moralistic tone. I'd agree directionally with what you're saying, but this transformation did not emerge spontaneously, it was driven top-down by unregulated capitalism. People didn't choose to become merely consumers, they were herded into that role by capital.

Yeah, you are definitely right. It is invisible convience I mentioned in the post

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