People no longer want to see themselves primarily as consumers, but as activists.
Anonymity is not necessarily something to shun; we don't have to achieve celebrity to make a mark on the world.
Marketers reinforce the idea - a false one - that celebrity is available to everyone.
Ours is an age that's often obsessed with knowledge at the expense of wisdom.
Societies don't become less self-indulgent; people do.
Cohesion means respectful diversity, which is about much more than the weak-kneed tolerance.