[allendoerfer]

I think some version of this is the single biggest issue of our time involving society or really any group of people with a problem.

Problems are getting more complex, societies are getting more informed and democratic, thereby exposing people to more and more problems. People are overwhelmed and have a shorter attention span for each issue. They feel like everything is getting worse, even though it really stays mostly the same. Easy and fast answers win, you can say whatever you want, there is no time for corrections, because everyone has moved on to the next issue.