Interesting idea, but any possibility of making a point is hindered by shying away from root causes. The article focuses on contributing causes that are themse

Interesting idea, but any possibility of making a point is hindered by shying away from root causes. The article focuses on contributing causes that are themselves symptoms in a self-reinforcing system. There is nothing new in saying the American schooling system is falling. Or in blaming it on social mores of popularity in school jocks v. geeks. Or a wider society that doesn't encourage learning. “We don’t educate people anymore. We train them to get jobs.” These are all age old whipping boys. -- Stop talking about them in and of themselves and start asking WHY? It beats a slightly fresher dead horse with the "angry social media posters" but doesn't even mention the clickbait trash bloggers teaching them to have those thoughts. (Spoilers: Why not? This article is a Psychology Today blogpost, let's click over to the homepage. The cover page of their latest issue touts an article called "The Narcissist: It's not always who you think." Oh.) (Bonus irony tangent: This point is raised by quoting a NY Times blogger to argue that rational thought and critical thinking are on the decline, and blames it on shouty everyday people. But what about the NY Times itself? Their reporting is still among the best, but how often do they (or other prestigious news outlets) themselves promote rationality and critical thinking? If they spent a fraction of the time asking their audience to think critically about "What is good governance?" instead of focusing on "Watch this trainwreck;" how long do you think Donald Trump would have lasted? He'd be evaporated by the first debate, if he made it that far.) Of course this article is part of the problem too. Read the last paragraph, then the short bio of the author that follows. He's not trying to solve anything but instead pitching a business management book.