This consumerist culture is fixated on the dumbing-down of humanity, and it seems to be working. Everyone, seemingly, is so afraid of less-than-stellar usage of their 'genius, and more', capable intelligence that that is becoming the daily eventuality. I am personally bucking the trend whenever I can, but the deluge of the insidious effects of cultural stupidity is like a karmic intrusion into my attempts. Who knew karma worked that way, certainly not yours truly.