This creates deep psychological insecurities

The freedom loving boomer generation was followed by a more nihilistic generation

And this nihilism created a huge vacuum, people miss deep bonds

Meaning etc.

Emos fall right into that space

I suspect, for example, that AntiFa are partially made up of emos that are too far gone right now

They resent the old because it rejected them

To be honest i dont know how to fully uncover the reasons why western societies lose family and value independence once they reach 18. I mean, some do kick their children out & are deatbeat parents. Some children esp leftists are bums in their mothers' basements (still?) or perhaps why they insist on taking a useless degree to get away from their family & live with others

Yes, that's a known phenomenon, it's real

The adult child that still lives at home with their parents

Live with strangers/so called "friends" which they'll tear each other apart when they start to hate them

Yeah cause friendships typically don't last forever

And what starts them is often lost before they end

This also used to be very different

My grandma still sees her classmates

She's over 90

I saw one documentary where some young adult japanese are starting to live beside their parents' homes

Yep, this is a huge phenomenon in japan

They're a depressed and lost generation

One to be closer to their parents (the rare ones that still value them) and two, to help learn how to rear their own children

Isn't it like America?

It is, in fact in Japan it's a bigger phenomenon than in the west, I think?

Because they live much more isolated lives, which makes the family the only valid emotional safety net

But it still addresses reconnecting family values. Both japan and america/western nations seem to become insanely individualistic

Yeah

This effect has been predicted by many people already wayyyyy back in the 90's

Maybe that's why socialists keep dreaming up "the commune" when...that stuff is typical rural life/visiting our grandparents stuff

Some people spoke up about the rift that technology was causing in families

Radio and TV made for some family together-time, but gaming consoles and phones do not

The Wii actively tries to change that actually

And D&D is also growing rapidly, showing a need of people to connect

That's an interesting way to look at it

There's Pokemon, which brings people out on the streets

But even without technology it seemed the west just didnt value family as much

Maybe, idk

You call each other by first name basis, from the stereotypes we have

Kids are blaming their parents en masse these days for neglecting them

Just giving them electronic toys instead

Now these kids are grown up themselves ofc

Families are hurt by this

I do believe this plays into the resurgence of conservatism