https://todaypurpose.com/tags/addiction/Recent content in Addiction on Today PurposeHugoenMon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://todaypurpose.com/wiki/the-modern-struggle/Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://todaypurpose.com/wiki/the-modern-struggle/<p>Naval&rsquo;s contrast between the <strong>ancient struggle</strong> and the <strong>modern struggle</strong>.</p> <h2 id="ancient-vs-modern">Ancient vs. modern</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Ancient struggle — tribal.</strong> You had a tribe, religion, country, loyalty, nationality. That gave you meaning and support; you struggled <em>against other tribes</em>.</li> <li><strong>Modern struggle — atomized.</strong> Modern life is enormously free: you live alone, family and friends far away, religion and country optional. Wonderful — but when something comes to attack you, <strong>you stand alone and can&rsquo;t resist.</strong></li> </ul> <h2 id="the-attack-is-engineered--and-well-meaning">The attack is engineered — and well-meaning</h2> <p>Naval doesn&rsquo;t fault capitalism; he loves it. But the mechanisms have been &ldquo;massaged&rdquo; to addict:</p>