> None of those elements are necessarily missing from "average" modern society
It's not missing only as long as it is available as a choice, but what the parent meant was probably that the majority of people don't live like that anymore.
Last I checked, people in pretty much any country still get married and declare themselves religious in overwhelming majority. We don't have stats for physical activity (which is declining, yes, but for a majority? Probably not) and "quiet time".
It's not missing only as long as it is available as a choice, but what the parent meant was probably that the majority of people don't live like that anymore.