I posted this in response to a different article in "Humor" ( Link ): What really yanks my wanker about Western society now .... .... We're becoming more technically dependent and proficient BUT more illiterate .... .... We no longer study History or Geography .... .... Science is now regarded with the same suspicion as politics or religion (and is dismissed as either) .... .... Either everyone is a hero or no one is .... .... finally, to personalize everything, a charismatic simpl...