Thanks for bringing this up. Everyone has their own opinion as to why this mass psychosis exists. My sense is that TV and social media have usurped Americans' ability to think independently and we've become lazy. It's much easier to nod in agreement while walking like sheep over the cliff. And how do we stop war? We can't, at least …
Thanks for bringing this up. Everyone has their own opinion as to why this mass psychosis exists. My sense is that TV and social media have usurped Americans' ability to think independently and we've become lazy. It's much easier to nod in agreement while walking like sheep over the cliff. And how do we stop war? We can't, at least not at this stage of our evolution. When Einstein was asked what kind of weapons will used in WWIII, he said, "Rocks."
I think that another factor in this equation is the decline of our public schools since the mid 1970's, and the hijacking of education by the Republiqans as they enact "no child left behind" which did anything but.
As some wag pointed out "social media may not cause stupidity, but it is very adept at putting it on display for all to see."
Yes, dumbing down was one of the first thoughts that came to my mind, a process that has been becoming worse over decades as "education" has narrowed the scope of what is taught and how it is taught.
Thanks for bringing this up. Everyone has their own opinion as to why this mass psychosis exists. My sense is that TV and social media have usurped Americans' ability to think independently and we've become lazy. It's much easier to nod in agreement while walking like sheep over the cliff. And how do we stop war? We can't, at least not at this stage of our evolution. When Einstein was asked what kind of weapons will used in WWIII, he said, "Rocks."
I think that another factor in this equation is the decline of our public schools since the mid 1970's, and the hijacking of education by the Republiqans as they enact "no child left behind" which did anything but.
As some wag pointed out "social media may not cause stupidity, but it is very adept at putting it on display for all to see."
Yes.
You said it - social media, laziness, and as Ally says (below) educational hijacking/dumbing down.
Yes, dumbing down was one of the first thoughts that came to my mind, a process that has been becoming worse over decades as "education" has narrowed the scope of what is taught and how it is taught.