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“The recent and rapid decline in human happiness can be largely traced to the existence of external forces and influential factions, who, in the pursuit of their own benefit, are seeking to instigate noxious ideologies or self-destructive habits among the populace—a tragedy that is driving countless human beings away from the path of fulfillment.”

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Book:THE MODERN WORLD AGAINST THE HUMAN SOUL: Exploring modernity's impact on the human spirit and well-being
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