I'm Fine, How Are You?

Letters are now emails.

Phone calls are now texts.

Snark is the new smile.

You are now more likely to sue your neighbor in court than you are to talk to them over the shared fence.

Plenty of sociologists have written papers on the dangers of social media.  

Our news media no longer inform us.

What type of long-term medical care you get is determined by your financial standing.

What type of legal representation you get is determined by your financial standing.

In order to watch what you want to watch on tv, you have to subscribe to dozens of different streaming services.

Libraries are not silent spots anymore.

Our roads, bridges, and basic infrastructure is in disrepair.

The average price of a new car in 2025 is approaching $50k.

We drive like no one can see us.

We act like we are the only people who exist.

Money is the undisputed king of the world. 

Kindness is off the list.

We burden our college students (our future leaders) with overwhelming debt.

Lobbying is out of control.

The majority of Americans are in favor of term limits. 

Politicians make the rules for politicians, and laws for the rest of us.

They’re taking away rights American citizens have had since the 70s.

Our politicians do not work for us.

The president of the NRA can get your U.S. Senator on the phone before you can, and he doesn’t even live in your state. 

We know the names of the Kardashians (or the celebrity of the moment) more than we know our politicians' names.

You can’t trust law enforcement anymore.

You can’t trust churches anymore.

You can’t trust youth pastors anymore.

You can’t trust schools anymore.

You can’t trust businesses anymore.

We don’t mean it when we ask how you are.

People don’t care about others anymore.

Friends aren’t even friends anymore.

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