Oh wow... what a shocking and unexpected discovery!!!
(NOT)
I had a teacher many years ago that had drawn a conclusion - each subsequent generation in our nation’s history has grown weaker.
He wasn’t trying to say that there weren’t still “good kids” coming up... just that as an overall average, each generation is weaker - At the time, I really didn’t grasp what he was saying. Having spent 14 years in public schools as a teacher, and now 5 years in full-time ministry, I completely see what he was talking about.
Each generation has it “easier” from a materialistic point of view. And as the materialistic side increases, the moral side declines - which by nature removes responsibility and reason from the equation.
Very astute conclusion. A corollary conclusion is that a smaller and smaller percentage of each generation is doing the actual productive work. Also, a smaller percentage actually understands how things function.