Why do so many people lack confidence these days?

I believe people become less confident mainly because of social norms. It requires people to be perfect. For example, children are forced to study ten hours a day to enter university. Moreover, women are expected to excel at both home tasks and earning money. When people cannot meet these standards, they may feel less confident.

So, I guess I should kick off with the point that one of the main issues in society today is the high expectations placed on individuals. We all see that there are standardized rules that everyone feels they need to live up to. For example, people are often expected to succeed academically, professionally, and in [...]