And against this helpful texture of "mellow," social rebellion will still play out at the opposite end of the range. A portion of the population will always resist being numb, centered, neutral vessels, mired in inaction. This is someone who can't let the 60's die. Meditation would just be the new opiate of the masses.

Say what you want against violence, it's stimulating and practically makes the economy run. What will films & news be about after we all meditate (snark)? How can we have international scapegoats w/o violence? I guess the other big cultural manipulating tool (fear) will be all that's left.