“The passage from the 'solid' to 'liquid' phase of modernity: that is, into a condition in which social forms […] can no longer (and are not expected to) keep their shape for long, because they decompose and melt faster than the time it takes to cast them, and once they are cast for them to set. Forms, whether already present or only adumbrated, are unlikely to be given enough time to solidify, and cannot serve as frames of reference for human actions and long-term life strategies because of their short life expectation"
Liquid Times: Zygmunt Bauman.¹