The vacuum is described as an inner emptiness that shows up as boredom, restlessness, and the feeling that nothing truly matters.
It is linked to the loss of instinctive guidance and the weakening of shared traditions: fewer built-in answers, more freedom, and therefore more confusion.
People often compensate without noticing: power substitutes for purpose, pleasure substitutes for meaning, conformity substitutes for decision.
The vacuum is dangerous not because it feels bad, but because it invites cheap replacements that can harden into addiction, aggression, or despair.