Is The Problem “Liquid Modernity?”

Eh, it could be part of the problem.

I woke up early before an interview this morning. I discovered a new YouTube channel, which is the joy of modern joys when you’re 42, fat, some form of addict, and childless. Welcome to it, baby. It’s called Wisecrack and I found this video on “the real reason no one has any friends anymore,” a topic near and dear to my writing:

I’m pretty tuned in on bullshit social science theories, so I was suprised in this video when I heard the concept of “liquid modernity.” Turning to Google, I then found this definition:

The concept of liquid modernity was coined by the sociologist and philosopher Zygmunt Bauman as a metaphor to describe the condition of constant mobility and change he sees in relationships, identities, and global economics within contemporary society.