FabiansSuck111

You can reduce all of this to the simple observation that:

There are little consequences when the pool of people you have access to is massive; and there remains no reason to become emotionally invested in a certain "core" of people, when you can easily jump to another if that "core" is not perfect.

This leads to a feedback loop that stunts relationship "depth."

Or further: when you have options, the default modus operandi is to not become completely invested into any single one -- you can always "jump" to another, and are always on the lookout for "greener pastures."

People have more options than they used to.

As much as I craved these "second level" (and even "first level") social relations, over the years I've become assimilated and contribute to the aforementioned feedback loop.

The "ills" of modern life have been exponentially increasing, but for the future generations they are simply "life."