The erosion of society, from an attention hijacking standpoint, resulting in decreased attention span, starting in childhood...

- television

- television + video games

- television + video games + internet

- television + video games + internet + social media, especially YouTube

And add to that the crossover and intersection of each, leaving us with YouTube shows that are nothing more than people playing video games or 30 minute episodes that are a compilation of 1 minute snippets.