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Our New Religion Isn't Enough - by Freya India - GIRLS

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These days it seems like everything is described as a new religion. Social justice is a new religion. So is climate activism. Trumpism, too. I saw a funny tweet recently about how girlboss feminism has now reinvented the Sabbath, with the shocking news that we might benefit from “one lazy day” a week. Even AI seems to be replacing religion, from giving spiritual guidance to reinventing arranged marriages. I think this point can be a bit laboured sometimes—but religious faith has collapsed, and many trends and movements have moved in to fill the void. The one that most resembles a religion to me, though, is the rise of therapy culture. I think it’s an exaggeration to say all of Gen Z are following the cult of social justice or climate activism—but I really don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that a significant majority of young people now interpret their lives and emotions and relationships through a therapeutic lens. Of course this isn’t a new idea. As Christopher Lasch put it in 1

Our New Religion Isn't Enough Who is God? Freya India Jun 04, 2024 2,677 333 650 Share Screenshot: TikTok, @the444agency These days it seems like everything is described as a new religion. Social justice is a new religion. So is climate activism . Trumpism , too. I saw a funny tweet recently about how girlboss feminism has now reinvented the Sabbath, with the shocking news that we might benefit from “one lazy day” a week. Even AI seems to be replacing religion, from giving spiritual guidance to reinventing arranged marriages . I think this point can be a bit laboured sometimes—but religious fa

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