Society is producing more and more dead ends and I guess as so-called-hippies and/or members of society, the best we can do is try to show how life is full of possibilities, even when it doesn't seem so. I think it's this perceived lack of real choices and perceived futility of "one person trying to change the world" that leads many people to commit suicide, as well as how ostracized people are for trying.

It's amazing that you can talk openly about this sort of thing with your daughter.