If you are among the "lucky" few who can still focus and concentrate in this I wanted it immediately before I became aware of its existence instant-gratification, terminally diseased culture, then take a listen to Alain de Botton's lecture about we slow-to-evolve Pavlovian miscreants. It's actually very validating (yeah, I used that word) and soothing. Mr. de Botton is someone I could be friends with. In real life, not on Facebook, well, there too, but across from one another would be better.
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