Meanwhile, perhaps others who, like me, continue to struggle with coming to terms with what's going on around them (and why life no longer holds the promise that it once did, especially for the young), might be interested in
this piece of clear writing.

In a society that is being continuously transformed by market forces, traditional values are dysfunctional and anyone who tries to live by them risks ending up on the scrapheap.
Yeah ...
tell me about it.
