Using indulgence and catharsis to prove they are still alive.
They don't lack survival resources; what they lack is the meaning to keep living.
Rumors about doomsday are flying everywhere, and no one knows when the next doomsday will arrive.
So they begin to indulge and seek pleasure, looking for thrills in what they perceive as a limited life.
They are like people trapped by invisible mental shackles, slowly sinking in a seemingly free cage.
Talking about the situation in this city, Guidance mentioned a period of ancient history on Earth.
It was stated that in the 1960s and 70s, just before the new Era of Earth began, there were similar societal phenomena.
The young at that time initiated an anti-mainstream cultural movement known as hippie culture.
A then powerful country on Earth, after experiencing a golden age of rapid economic growth, had a society rich in material wealth and an expanding middle class.
