I think the media has been pushing ungodly values very strongly over this same time period. I think that is a more important factor.
Good observation, but the Internet is quickly becoming “the media”. We see story after story on FR showing the demise of print media, for example. The same is true for the major corporate TV outlets. How many time have you complained about the lack of choice in your cable program lineup- paying for crap programs along with what you really want to watch? The Internet lets you customize your media feed, tailor it to your liking. There is a substantial pressure in psychology for the individual to do what he likes. It’s called “individualism”. This is what we built this society for and we’d better be prepared to roll with the evolutionary consequences.
The trick is to make sure we have a society that gets the chores done before this sense of personal preference takes over.
>>I think the media has been pushing ungodly values very strongly over this same time period. I think that is a more important factor.