Once upon a time we had the New age, the age of Aquarius, mysticism and counter culture.  It held promise, a Belle Epoque in the making. What happened?

Media, exercise, fitness, quasi-Buddism.

In any time or place there can be brief wonderment and powerful heightened awareness as a change.

On another tack, nothing explicit is heard about ethics and being 'decent' people. It must rest on example, legislation and fines or how will community ideals continue and why ever?

Some say we have inate right and wrong that undergoes maturity. Do we all shoulder efforts to further maturity? 

In the pandemic the young are reminded to protect the most vunerable. We expect to rely on them and somehow hope they know a worthy course of action.