Sad to say times have changed

The progression of society into a materialistic, conceited, superficial cesspool of unintelligible moronic desires.

Simplified Version:

Because back in the "day" - manners, charm, wit, intelligence, morals, respect etc. bought you as many brownie points as: "Wearing the right clothes, driving a nice car, being in the right 'crowd', listening to the right music, having x amount of money etc" earns you these days.

**** is disgusting... and not much gets me fired up to the point I'll swear in what is otherwise a good wholesome intellectual discussion.

It always was like that