[tetsumi]

This is a case of a person giving us a viewpoint from only one direction. By which I mean, they are only giving us one side of the evidence. You can take this in two obvious directions- 1) while you argue about all of the frivolous ways that humanity is frittering away its valuable time, you could also argue about all of the remarkable advancements that have been made in the areas of science, culture, human rights and equality for all. Personally, I kinda think most of that stuff is a load of crap, or at least the part about equality for all and human rights and such. But seriously, we are much more self-aware as a species now that we have ever been before. We are aware of our effects on the world around us, and our interactions with each other.

The second direction (...2...) that you could take this in, is that the person you quoted is making very broad statements about things that humanity does pretty much across the board. Generally humanity wastes it time on the internet, generally humanity gossips on the phone about things that don't truly matter, and (I agree on this one, for the most part) generally humanity is made up of worthless bags of shit who should have died awhile ago. However, comma, forward slash, back slash, hyphen...sorry...individuals are quite different than the overall blanket stereotype. There are a great deal of people out there who on an individual level try to better themselves and the world around them.

Not to blow my own horn, but as an example, instead of wasting my life away, I joined the Marine Corps and fought in Iraq. I had a combat job, and I'm quite proud of the things I've done for myself and for the country. Whether you like the war or not, you would fall short in accusing me of wasting my time with the internet and cell-phone gossip. My time in the service may have jaded me toward mankind, and is why I tend to look at some "McDonald's" patrons and wonder, "Just what the FUCK have you done with your life?"...but that is neither here nor there. Either way, my point is this- People, as a group, are generally fitting of stereotypes. But individually, people tend to surprise you every time you turn around. There is never just one viewpoint, and it is frequently the ones you don't have presented to you that are the most revealing.