why has society gone fm bad to worse?
89785
nah...\n\nPeople have been complaining that the current generation is worse than the past ones literally since Aristotle. Times changes, as do attitudes and fads. Sometimes the old folks (and that would probaby include me at 44) sometimes don't keep up with it and have a lot of nostalgia for what they *think* was there youth.
651328
Yes there is a terrible decline in behavior, manners and rudness!  My feeling is that people have become more and more selfish with each generation.   There is a desperate lack of consideration for anyone but yourself.  Things like road rage, talking on your cell phone in the movie theater, cutting in line ahead of others, tell people around you that you think you are more important than anyone else around and just put up with it because you're allowed to be rude.  But god forbid someone should do any of those things to you!  Sorry to use the word you so much.  Not directed at anyone in particular, hahaha.
489584
I agree with some ideas you laid out. I think there is a lot of emotional turbulence clearly being expressed through not only the type of music but lyrics and lifestyle of artists. Unfortunately, listening to such music does affect our minds in a negative way (at least those who are content with their life), and all one can do at that moment is turn the radio off. Most people eventually grow out of it after they realize the noise is really taking away their inner peace. I'm glad you have found your shelter but unfortunately society in general would need a miracle to change the pace and content of that which drives the lifestyle of general population.
552080
The world is in a downward spiral into sin and debauchery. What was socially unacceptable not too many years ago is now the norm. For instance, when I was a young man growing up in the 60’s and 70’s, there was locker room talk amongst guys and the F word was used but we were terrified that we might be overheard. And NEVER would you say it around any girl and the idea of a girl actually using the word wasn’t even considered a possibility. I know that there were people using this word in situations that I hadn’t been exposed to yet. The first time I ever heard a girl use the F word was when I was 17, I joined the Navy and let’s say I made the acquaintance of a hooker. But even then when she used the word it seemed shocking and just wrong. There was almost no graffiti and never using the F word, nobody would ever consider it because there own mother or heavens forbid there grandmother might see it. Today it is word that has taken over vocabulary. People use it a verb a noun an adverb or in most instances the entire sentence. The use of the word highlights the lowering of the intelligence of today’s youth. They no longer have to increase their own vocabularies they just add the F word and let it go at that, and it applies equally to girls as well as guys. I was riding the bus today and a group of young people about 14 years old got on the bus and they were talking loudly and it seemed that almost ever fourth word was the F word. There were several elderly people on board but that didn’t have any effect on the conversation. I have to wonder if these kids use that language around their grandparents and if not how can they justify speaking like that around other peoples grandparents.  \nThere are many other things that have happened to society that probably are worse but the language is the most evident. The downfall of society is something that can be partially blamed on how we have allowed the TV to go almost unchecked. Yes the language is bad and it seems that nowadays everyone is divorced, sleeping around or gay. I lost my mother when I was about 12 in 1964, I can remember thinking several times that I was glad that my mother wasn’t alive to witness the things that are happening on TV. I’m not talking about the shows like sex in the city. I have never seen that, just the title was enough for me to decide not to view it. I am referring to simple things like feminine hygiene commercials. I can my mother being totally flustered when I was found looking in the Kotex box when I was young. I can only imagine how she would have felt about the maxi wings commercials. The downfall of society has to happen, all civilizations have failed. When the Roman Empire was in its last days the government was corrupt, sexual debauchery was rampant and eventually everything collapsed.  The downfall today is happening because we are fast approaching the end of the world as predicted in the Bible, as much as I hate what is happening I look forward to the end of this world, the end can’t come soon enough.\nJust one other point; on the day Jesus was having without a doubt the worst day when he was being whipped and beaten and given the cross to carry to his own crucifixion, he never complained, he knew what he had to do. On that day as Jesus was carrying the cross a woman was saying how bad she felt and Jesus no matter what he was going through knew that worst things were to happen Here it is from Luke: {23:27} And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. {23:28} But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. {23:29} For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed [are] the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the breast which never gave suck. {23:30} Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.\nJesus was talking about today when woma
984528
The media and marketing glorify it, as do movies, music, and the general entertainment industry. It is portrayed as the way to be wanted, glamorous, rich and happy. The downside is rarely shown. Society will have to change as a whole, including individual personalities, for this not to be 'in demand.' I agree with you.
508651
Just look at all the problems a free sexual society has created. First...the unwanted children, being raised by a too young and immature generation. Teen fathers not involved in their childrens lives. Teen mothers that still have partying and popularity on the brain. Both unable to give a child what it needs to grow up mentally and spiritually sound. Alot of the children today are twisted because of this. Amoral. Second...the transmission of sexual diseases that harm us, our children and our families. Third...The financial burden on society to treat and care for the first two examples. Also with sexual tabu's lifted. More ppl are inclined to give into their lusts and participate in extra marital affairs, that destroy good family structures when found out. And because of all this emotional pain, the society no longer believes in lasting, life long relationships. The only good I see in free sex is the immediate gratification of the sexual encounter. It destroys a society, not improves it.
302335
Everyone is too wrapped up in the silly thing called TV. It dumbs people down bad. Parents don't care about their kids as much. Schools are a horrible place for learning. So yes, our society is getting dumber and dumber. I travel frequently to other countries and we are truly dumb... and laughed at as well.
591314
I think changes in music affect society.
292148
It is the end of freedom. Once they fix the world so you don't have any power to resist them, then there will be no reason to be nice to us. We will become nothing more than cogs in this machine we've built our society into and life will be no better than it absolutely must be to maintain efficiency levels. People won't believe it because they they trust all these liars in Washington and all these liars writing their newspapers and making their TV shows. They turn a blind eye to the fact that this stuff is championed by the corporations that really run everything, and all the corperations care about is dollars and cents. Look at all the dramatic changes that have been made with personal privacy within the last 10 years. Every transaction we make it electronic now, nearly everyone has a cellphone, everyone has an ATM, you can't even expect to be able to use cash everywhere now. But look at other stuff like the way people are being told they need to take medication because they feel depressed. Hey! Maybe people feel depressed because this world is becoming an increasingly depressing sterile place. What about all these kids being put on meds for having personality disorders, when they're so young their personalities are still developing. Elementary students in alot of states don't even have recess anymore. Kindergarteners come home with homework! And when they can't adjust to this madness they are recomended for medication. This is 1984. It has arrived and it will only get worse from here.
642328
I can't tell if there is really a serious question in here or not, but I will answer as if there is.\n\nI think the Internet is causing more people to become anti-social in the real world and more dependent on the (nearly) instant gratification we can get in here...porn, electronics overnight, movies on demand, the list goes on.\n\nAlso, people are starting to become dependent on the "relationships" they form in here in chat rooms and dating sites and spending less time with friends and family.  \n\nBottom line is, people were designed to be social, moving creatures, experiencing new people, sites, tastes and smells. Not sat in one place for hours chatting with total strangers who we know little about.  It's rotting our minds and moderation is the key, just like anything else in life.\n\nWe're all going to hell in a hand basket and the only thing that will stop the downfall of society is if mother nature steps in and takes away the power.  Then we'd be back to hand tools and horses and we'd all know and trust our neighbors a whole lot more.\n\nI'll step off my soap box now...sorry.
313920
It's a phase. Each time women get more power and autonomy -- as they have in the past couple of decades -- they seem to get scared of the possible consequences; then they start wearing sexier clothes and saying dumber things, so as not to scare the men too much.  And women have gained a lot of economic power lately, so maybe the back-pedalling is that much more noticeable this time.  It'll be interesting to see how this shakes out.
541416
Exactly.  If we continue to cheapen human life, then some of the supporters of these ideas will find themselves on the wrong end of them because they "no longer contribute to society" or some crazy junk like that.
602705
I don't think it as bad as everyone makes out you are just more aware of it plus media makes things to be more severe then they are.\nI grew up in the cold war in the Silicon Valley I saw a guy get beat to death on the street when I was 8 those same dangerous neighbourhoods are now strip malls with a Starbucks.\nIf you believe everything you read you will all die of bird flu next week right after a major terrorist dirty bomb attack and the survivors will be wiped out by a comet.\nThese doom saying Bible bashers have been claiming it is a sing of the end for the last 1000 years. But I say we are living in the safest time in history there are fewer wars going on then ever disease is fairly controlled the cold war it over so Mutually assured destruction is not a daily worry. Let face it when is the last time you heard of a rampaging horde wreaking havoc and ridding through towns burning houses and running off with the women.\nI think we are all too soft and should complain less and work toward making a better future.\nI have been in a war zone and they don't really whine as much as us the privileged to live in a country where wealth is abundant, always seem to be worried about how bad things are.\nDrug use isn't any higher, it's just less acceptable and more publicised.\nIn the 60's experimenting with drugs was ok in the 70's it was over looked in the 80's it was kinda hip I think Morals have taken a turn back people are more concerned then ever.\nCasual sex of the 70-80's is not cool now and free love of the 60's is considered almost evil.\nWe are a more morally aware generation.\nWe worry about the environment now and are doing things to change it for the better no generation before cared at all.\nStart looking at the positives and build on them.
282393
the dating scene is only getting harder if you hang around in the wrong places.. the night clubs are worse today and so is some of the music...
793526
DUH!!  NO they have become only WORSE!!  and most of the folks killed in wars...  WAS IN THE NAME OF GOD!!!!!!!!!                  IT has not helped,  only made it much, much, much worse.............
16652
because society as a whole is not taught the fundamental common courtecies of life any more.  It should start in the home with our children when they are young and influencial.
629382
The world has become more cynical, because everyone is giving up.  People just don't care anymore, and it's just easier to be negative and view everything as crap then to force a positive and find that silver lining around that very dark cloud.  Things are better than we think, but we've become lazy and don't have the energy to find out how.