What do you call this?
...midlife crisis?
...fiat boredom?
...boomer guilt?
...lack of religious anchor?
...scientific religious zeal?
Discussion
Ase Deliri has the following take on it. Last sentence captures the gist of it.
"If you ever wondered how the Taliban or ISIS recruits suicide bombers? This is the western equivalent. One of these people will eventually get killed. This whole process is the same as the one used above. Find losers with nothing going on, convince them they are on a mission. 🤷♂️"