I think our distaste for this obvious misdirection of human attention goes beyond mere &quot;kids these days&quot; prejudice. SV startups,&quot;social,&quot; &quot;interconnectedness,&quot; this nonsense is creating an asinine, infantilized generation: easily manipulated, desperate for social acceptance, incapable of independent thought, and entirely beholden to the whims of mainstream society. This cutesy &quot;adult finds himself going with the flow&quot; motif just further normalizes this endless, pathetic pattern of adults emulating children.  Barack Obama and Matt Lauer are taking selfies!? Enough.