WHAT ARE SOME WAYS MODERN CULTURE IS FATALISTIC?

One example is the current phrase, "it is what it is," implying that there's nothing to be done about the situation.

People who don't vote because they don't think their vote will count are also fatalistic.

What examples have you thought of?

Bobpursley offered a different view point.

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