Board Thread:Off-Topic Discussion/@comment-9605025-20150328164912/@comment-13789016-20150407171029

ok ok... i missed a lot over the easter break, but can i summarize?

you guys are saying that these days compared to 30-40 years ago, we have transitioned to a more I I I, Me Me Me type of society where people are less likely to be empathetic and are more likely focussed on self satisfaction or self centeredness... this all arrived from the khan white washing comment as to why we made the switch and thus why are preferences changing.

you guys are also saying that this goes against the portrayal of star trek in the future because the "ideological society" that is shown is where there they move away from the notion of the person and more for the society and community.

then someone is also saying that an example of this sort of "ignorance - represented by self centeredness and other similar behaviors" is that people (in the majority and most general sense) go against verifiable and well known notions and concepts just because they are "going with the flow". This is consistent with your example of the petition signatures. People are using information for change but only to suit their purposes and not necessarily properly exploring what is what and the right answers.

finally, this also speaks to the fact that we are (or can be) ignorant to accept the attractive message rather than the quality of the message. This is because Connie Chung and Lois Lane have always been and always will be hot and we need those swedish weather girls to take off their clothes while forecasting how wet its going to be in about 2 minutes.

is that a good summary of findings?