Most of these are painfully obvious, but number 7 really rings true. I don't think any media in any other country is as hysterical and quick to judge as the med

Most of these are painfully obvious, but number 7 really rings true. I don't think any media in any other country is as hysterical and quick to judge as the media is in the United States, which results in a mass wave of delusion and fear. It's the reason we have the TSA. It's the reason people think that .22 caliber AR-15s are designed for use in war theaters (if they were, Iraq would have obliterated the United States). It's the reason people think that 3D printers are going to be legislated to death (they're not, chill out people.) The same goes for 8, 9, and 10, but I would argue that 10 applies to many other countries besides the United States, even if the U.S. is the biggest offender. Look at Japan. The home of zen, origami, bonsai, meditation, and a host of martial arts, now being abstracted from that culture due to complacency. The same is happening in Europe, although on a smaller scale.