I was a gate guard at a large Gulf Coast beach resort from 2005-2112. Each year’s spring crop of 20-30 Y.O. vsitors was shorter sighted and just plain stupider than the previous years in a fairly even decline. 2012’s crop was a step below the curve established in the previous 7 years’ slope. These are our future “leaders” and “captains of industry.” America is not coming back. From this point there is no upslope.
The sine curve has fallen below the median line and is now declining hyperbolically.