Sometimes I forget my own work phone number as I don't use it as much... Let's not talk about how bad we are.

Imam Ash-Shafi'i is also a poet. Here is one of my favs that rings true with what you said:

نَعيبُ زَمانَنا وَالعَيبُ فينا...وَما لِزَمانِنا عَيبٌ سِوانا

وَنَهجو ذا الزَمانِ بِغَيرِ ذَنبٍ...وَلَو نَطَقَ الزَمانُ لَنا هَجانا

وَلَيسَ الذِئبُ يَأكُلُ لَحمَ ذِئبٍ...وَيَأكُلُ بَعضُنا بَعضاً عَيانا

Google translate does a good job translating it, I checked. Although it wrecked the beauty of the language. I'm saying this because I have the impression you don't speak Arabic; I honestly apologize if you actually do.