Coupled with that is my belief that the exponentially increasing rate of change is already causing cracks to form in our civilization. Eventually, not just some, but most people will simply not be able to cope. When that critical mass is reached, it collapses in a matter of hours.
I absolutely agree. It is all geared towards encouraging and satisfying pure laziness and reduced need for use of the human brain. It is creating controlled biological robots with no cognitive ability of their own completely dependent on technology or they cannot function at all.