Seriously, I feel like language has completely taken a step backwards when I turn on the television and hear all the slang used in mainstream dialogue. This is especially true when it comes to music. Also, we're totally a society based on mass consumption, which in itself limits our ability to think for ourselves. We are constantly bombarded with advertising and jingles and noise, noise, noise. Has forward-thinking taken a backseat to wanting to suck in the latest "cool"?