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When will America stop worshipping the Christian god in favor of legit worshipping companies? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by sociablefish@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] kava@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

We have slowly been in the process of this for a long time. People are becoming less religious but more consumerist. Traditional religion is being replaced by influencers, celebrities, brand names, etc.

We're never going to outright call it religion but it is functioning in a similar role for our society.

[–] meyotch@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago

Instagram is a force that gives us meaning! A sad, thin and nutrient-poor sort of meaning but it does seem to calm the shakes for some people.