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to quote Dean Wormer, "fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life son..."
That is about the profile of the "typical" American. Previous generations created a society where things came easily and much of the drive and work ethic is history. Intellectual pursuits are looked down upon, the arts are aggressively ignored or insulted, replaced by cheap big screen tvs and reality programming. Never has the creation of content been easier, yet less people really engage it, preferring instead to be passive consumers.
We huff and puff about this and that, but hubris runs deep. We still view China and India as "3rd world" despite the fact that they will surpass us in manufacturing and technology and creativity in the next few decades. And we will fiddle with our Big Macs as Rome burns...
Yeah, the best days are likely over. Complacency, largess, and lack of personal responsibility will continue the slide. The college youth should be pissed of and taking matter into their own hands. But I don't see that happening. They're mostly just worried about what major will get them a 6 figure job when they get out. Good luck with that one...
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