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[–] Faux@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 weeks ago

It will wither away with:

Improving material conditions of people who won't need it as a coping mechanism anymore.
There are alternative cultural hubs in rural areas.
Alternative, secular forms of socially accepted fantasizing get popular.

I'm quite invested in the last point myself, actually. There are communities of adults having imaginary friends who are just imaginary friends.