Beg to differ, Little Hawk. This civillization, like most adolescents, is stinky, awkward, self indulgent, noisy, crass, and full of infinite promise. It deserves to mature, blossom and discover how right its Fathers were. I for one know many people who would say they have found their soul, rather than lost it, in contrast with (for example) the '20s or the '50s.
Even if we do cram two hours of drck into a three hour flick.