What's different about initiation nowadays?

In my last writing of concerning initiation (transition rites), I argued that large societies would produce more disconnected citizens. I was told that initiation rituals are just different than before, but we do have them anyway. And I agree. I wasn't worried about the lack of initiation rituals, but the nature of them.

I think in today's society model we have even more of the initiation rituals we've had before. This is mainly because the specialization of our society model. Our societies are diversified in smaller and smaller specialized, differentiated categories of for example professions. This requires more of the certain kind of initiations. Necessary schools, required studies, the social models of student organizations, and finally the work and the usual steps on personal career development all include initiation rituals. Whether it be approved application to school or joining the organization or union of one's profession.

But these rituals all require that you qualify the prerequisite criteria. And the more we have applicants, the more we have to raise the criteria. What is different nowadays is the lack of initiation rituals that ensure and secure everyone's participation to society. Most of the initiations are about qualifying and fighting of status. When we should be more concerned of everyone doing something for the common cause. Otherwise we do face the situation where one group's whole existence is to support or keep alive the rest of the people. And inevitably this leads to unequal distribution of wealth and resources.

The difference is that in history the societies were more dependent of everyone's contribution than nowadays. Today's different system is possible. That leaves a question: Even though it is possible, is it the good goal to aim to? And what is different in initiation to society nowadays is, that it no longer targets to attach all members equally connected to society. But to fight for the privilege to serve the ruling elite.