These are not mutually exclusive choices. I own my choices, AND I blame the corps for a LOT of the damage done in the world today, especially loss of attention

These are not mutually exclusive choices. I own my choices, AND I blame the corps for a LOT of the damage done in the world today, especially loss of attention span. More guns in slack jawed drunk idiot's hands --> more shooting More eye candy apps in people's hands --> more slack jawed idiots People can only "choose" among the choices in front of them, and most people choose not based on what's going to be best for them, but on "what's popular". For discussion's sake, let's just call this phenomenon "monkey brain". The fact is that 1st world IQ is in decline because an increasing amount of the population can't pay attention. I personally don't buy the argument that it's genetic. It seems quite clear this phenomenon is being driven by social norms.