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these are all headlines from the last two months.

millennials rebelled against religion and now gen z is rebelling against the nihilism that the millennial rebellion left behind.

thought i sat with for a while: 
society is declining because we lost god

realisation: 
we lost structure, and religion provides structure at scale

without it:
– most never replace the structure
– drift in a void of infinite options and no direction
– no rituals, no anchor, no eye above
– end up worshipping lesser gods (consumerism, identity cults, politics)

religion is a proxy for long-term thinking, a scaffold that makes:
– sacrifice mean something
– morality feel seen, even when no one is watching
– chaos survivable

religion is mass orchestration
and most are just noise without a conductor

imagining a world where ai reunites humanity
⟢ /whimsio coded

isn't that the same tho, we lost structure because we stopped asking the question about a higher power. left open to imaginary interpretations that are damaging to the psyche, or worse other organised beliefs that don't have our best interests at heart

imo it's quite bullish that gen z have this interest, I'm doubtful it will result in zealous belief and will only bolster community 

it's like humanity is having a software update 

I think this shows in how unserious gen alpha is but not in the same nihilistic tone that millennials have

also

losing that question from the put a cap on science. we should be trying to reach as far as possible in our understanding of the universe

exactly

it's just pendulums and cycles all the way down

i think asking questions about a higher power is what got us here in the first place tbh 
we traded feeling for knowledge — but maybe not everything’s meant to be solved

agree — community aspect is critical, especially cos we're in a loneliness epidemic

millennials -> nihilism
gen z -> irony
gen alpha -> absurdism

feels like all of it stems from the same root: 'nothing matters'
but at least gen alpha say 'so what?' and then provide us some italian brainrot

yeah i do see it leaning that way, but also think they're more aware than we give credit. this is just impartial observations tho I don't really know

like there might be more people just becoming agnostic and not simply atheist but that route requires diving in to understand instead of the usual hitting rock-bottom looking for a solution 

it's important to note that basically all "rebel movements" were CIA funded. so if ppl are rebelling back to religion its just a standard of crazy we're used to 

cut the old crap from religion and its not so bad. they're the oldest blockchains and pre-date written history with more clues about early life than scientists seem to offer 

this might also be part of the return to God. it's return to a trusted consensus

i hope it's bullish, but this feels more like a power grab ala handmaids tale. less about finding god and more about finding shelter from the chaos of the world in ritual and patriarchal community. gen z mostly gives yung boomer vibes. do hope im wrong tho