Stems from impatience. Grows into submissiveness.
They call it social media but the social side of things is missing many crucial elements. In some ways it's antisocial media, I suppose.
They put something like press secretaries directly in the fray with prepared bullshit, while the questions are more like gotcha moments. It's more of a spectacle than anything, it seems. People see that and would want to shy away from those situations.
Would be difficult to change course. I'd say next to impossible. People would first have to find what's happening inconvenient for them. But it's almost too convenient. Stems from progress of course. Only natural to work in ways that make life easy, for yourself.
Yes, well you and I agree on social media. It's become a very shallow replacement for what was once a real connection with people.
There are some people that are always asking the tough questions but they get labelled trouble makers.
Convenience - yes that's a huge problem because people have grown so lax these days that anything that is even vaguely uncomfortable becomes too much effort. Are we doomed? Yes, most likely. Luckily we probably won't be around for when it really gets bad, these are early days yet.
This would be the coasting stage. Society is on autopilot. Enjoying the comfort zone. Being pulled along. Thoughts are following a template. People don't steer away from it too much.
Take them out of that element and place them in this one; several seem to experience a bit of a culture shock.