How Does Changing American Culture Shape Our Society

The Homo Sapien, the “thinking apes,” ancestors of mankind have been around for about six million years (Howell). Since then we have undergone many advances, many revolutions, starting with the very thing that gave humans an advantage over other beings, their minds. Mankind was able to create tools that allowed them to master everything that they did, they harvested energy/ fire, engendered mathematics, democracy, the wheel, the printing press, electricity, vaccinations, etcetera. Humanity was on a great strive, pursuit, for a higher standard, for discovery, advancement, ambition, curiosity etcetera, they had a drive. All of those great minds and achievements worked to get us where we are today; pushed for all these instruments and technology at the tips of our fingers. …show more content…
There are masses of people complaining about every little aspect of life, people getting offended by what used to be everyday sayings. The real problem is ourselves. American culture has changed over the past few generations, going from strong innovations and reforms where teenagers would pour themselves over literary pieces and scientific ideas, to people claiming that there are 76 genders and how teenagers are eating tide pods today (McCarthy). Just about everything nowadays is manipulated, the very knowledge we are fed in our adolescence is tainted, the virtues and ways we are taught is self-destructive, and we are keeping ourselves back by the many things we believe. Oh, how the mighty