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WHY TODAY'S KIDS ARE COOKED | THEY CAN'T READ AND ITS ENTIRELY YOUR FAULT, KAREN

I dated a woman who put her son in front of a tablet or Xbox while she ran out to the club all night. She couldn't even wait until it was their dad's weekend to have them. She would just straight up sit her son in front of a tablet, run off to the Los Angeles nightclubs until 4AM, and then consider herself a primary candidate for "Mother of the Year." Her son was in middle-school and still couldn't even fucking read. The poor kid was neglected.  Both of her children from her past relationship were in special needs classes because they were not stimulated or educated at home. What the fuck did you think was going to happen when you put a device aimed at adults (a computer) in front a child with unrestricted and unregulated access. You only have yourself to blame for your own piss-poor parenting skills, or lack-thereof. Child neglect. Google it. Meanwhile, I was reading Michael Crichton books when I was in jr high. My sister taught me how to read before I even start...
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The Fermi Paradox

Where are all the aliens? This big question was posed by Enrico Fermi back when Pop Punk's grandfather was walking 10 miles in the snow to get to school. Uphill. Both ways.

The idea being that, if there are so many stars in the known universe that could possibly be home to other galaxies with other planets in them, then there must possibly be another planet or planets out there that could possibly be home to intelligent life. And if this is the case, why haven't we seen any aliens?

(For more information about the Fermi's Paradox, check out the two part animated video included at the bottom of this article.)

Bill Nye (The Science Guy) poses his own solution to the question in the following video:



His answer is that we simply haven't been listening long enough. While this is certainly a valid theory, we also have a theory of our own.



We live in an age of globalization and technology which has made our lives much more connected than ever before. While this comes with advantages such as the ability to communicate with others without leaving the comfort of our local McDonald's WiFi hotspot, this also comes with the disadvantage of Ronald McDonald peeping into your collection of pokemon cosplay photos.

Humor aside, perhaps it is the inherent nature of technologically advanced societies to destroy themselves. Billie Joe of Green Day asks "What good is love and peace on Earth, if it's exclusive?" in the hit single "Troubled Times" off of their latest album Revolution Radio.

Technology is a double-edged sword. While it can provide society with a great number benefits it can also be used by the elite ruling class to control the masses. Perhaps technology grows to a point where it becomes an intolerable and/or uncontrollable force that must be destroyed at all costs.



Ok, so maybe this theory has been the basis of sci-fi movies for just about as long as sci-movies have exist. It's still an ever-growing reality.




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