The world is well on its way to a dark hole, if you ask me.
Two things I see with that stunt of hers (which I read about a few weeks back):
One, we have become incredibly depersonalized. Not just in terms of sex, but in terms of humanity. I see people sitting at the same table texting each other rather than talking. The line between a VR sim and actual life is blurring. The Internet may be a good "babysitter" in some respects, but it lacks authentic connection and the warmth f-2-f interaction.
Two, our dopamine receptors have — in many cases — become so overused/addicted that it takes sensationalism to get attention. Look around, even in "harmless" spaces... it takes clickbait to get anyone to notice you.
Maybe there's a third: the "middle ground" is vanishing. The idea of "doing well" is lost... you either become a mega star, or you're a loser. You have to do "a thing" (like having sex with 100 guys) or nothing at all.
I agree, unfortunately, on both counts! Especially the second - we are so surrounded by stimulants everywhere you look, we're like rats in an experiment. I don't think we can stop entirely this move towards a more digitalized life, but I don't understand how (though it's still so early days in that process) it's turned to such shit already. It's like we're purposefully using tech to unleash this horrible, vicious side of ourselves.
Sadly, most of the original aspects of "Netiquette" have been long lost... in particular "don't say anything to someone online that you wouldn't say to their face."
I think it's turning to shit because we're sinking to the lowest common denominator, rather than reaching for the highest common denominator.