Is that a consequence of the internet, do you think? Does being online and entertained to excess hollow out one's character? It's probably more complicated than that, because one can use the Internet to learn and develop meaningful ideas.

How do you think we can encourage the people around us to ground themselves more?

A phrase I like is "be more human." The "real" people you're talking about don't feel fully human. So the question is: How do we become more human?