I view this phenomenon as partially being caused by privilege.
Not white privilege, but modern day privilege.
Despite all of our social problems, living in modern day America is so great that we haven't known massive starvation, war, disease, revolution, etc for generations. Hell, arguably one of the biggest problems is obesity among the poor; that's how well off America is.
It's easy to focus on things that don't matter (the tiniest microaggressions or perceived racial disparities) when almost all of the big problems have been solved for longer than you've been alive.
The problem for us now is that things have been good for so long, we are at risk of spiraling back down for a while.
Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.
I view this phenomenon as partially being caused by privilege.
Not white privilege, but modern day privilege.
Despite all of our social problems, living in modern day America is so great that we haven't known massive starvation, war, disease, revolution, etc for generations. Hell, arguably one of the biggest problems is obesity among the poor; that's how well off America is.
It's easy to focus on things that don't matter (the tiniest microaggressions or perceived racial disparities) when almost all of the big problems have been solved for longer than you've been alive.
The problem for us now is that things have been good for so long, we are at risk of spiraling back down for a while.