In today's world and especially prevalent in western nations, there seems to be more and more people expressing themselves in ways that would be considered to be outside the social norms on a historical basis; so that certain behaviors and activities that were once considered to be taboo, are now more frequently tolerated, as well as being accepted as perhaps being even the "new norm." Many people are now more considerate towards being open to those social mores and behaviors that have changed, in which those activities that previously were criminalized or stigmatized, are now accepted as being okay; in recognition, perhaps that this is the natural progression of more liberal attitudes, countenanced by state authorities that seemingly have no issues with it.
However, another way to look upon this liberalization of behavior and social mores, is to understand that countries such as America, have not had a military war upon its mainland, since its own civil war, of over 150 years ago; in addition to the salient fact that few people of America believe that their country is in imminent danger of being attacked by a nation or a consortium of nations that would bring true destruction and devastation on such a scale that this would thereby necessitate a wholesale change in people's lives. Additionally, while the church still has its influence upon the American public, an ever higher percentage of the people, do not readily attend church, as well as many of those people do not adhere to sacrosanct fundamental tenets of church doctrine, so that the church does not influence their personal decisions so made, day-by-day.
In other words, people in America do not physically fear the danger of any sort of imminent war, nor do they fear the power of the church, to chastise them, to correct them, or to embarrass them. So then, for many people, there is the distinct impression that their nation requires no material or moral sacrifice from them, so that they subsequently are not under any necessity to make any particular sacrifice of themselves for their nation. Further, many people, do not overtly fear the church or God; believing then that they are in no imminent danger of being judged, or of being suddenly turned into a pillar of salt, so lacking in that fear of God, they believe that they are apparently entitled to do whatsoever that they desire to do, especially if it feels good or is of interest to them.
So then, without that necessity to make any appropriate sacrifice of their individual freedom to either their state or to their church, people are far more inclined to partake in those activities that formerly were, and often still are considered to be outside social norms, such as deviant behavior of all stripes. In other words, those fearing no Godly judgment, while also believing that they are not compelled to contribute anything beneficial for their society or for their country, often thereby spend more time indulging their own proclivities.
It has been said that idle hands are the devil's tools; of which, we see in today's society, it isn't so much that people are idle, but rather that when provided with the time and space, that they seem more inclined to do that which seems to be more selfishly based, for this so appears to be the path that bewitches them the most.