Don Morgenson writes about why the modern world is having an identity crisis.
These are tough and confusing times we are living in. People of the 21st century are hurled into these difficult times with few precedents. If only we had a more concrete sense of self, we might be suffering less. Instead, we become obsessed with a quick or even instant sense of identity. We have become addicted to becoming someone, but we want that identity effortlessly and impatiently. We want it now. Our toiletries, our automobiles, our swimming pools and even that latest Botox injection.
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P2 #23 (‘Modern Identity’)_PASSAGE