From Past to Present: Why are we still here?

You Say You Want a Devolution?
http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2012/01/prisoners-of-style-201201

Kurt Anderson's stance in his article regarding the ever changing styles of cultures through the decades has me persuaded into agreeing with his statement. I wholeheartedly agree that the cause of all the idleness that has developed and settled into the new generation is caused by the constant exposure to new things that come across our paths daily. Because we, as a collective generation, are constantly experiencing new things that are thrown into our faces, it becomes relatively difficult to ascertain what it is we should be liking or rejecting. To be honest, I think most of the time we enjoy it for a split second, and then our attentions pan elsewhere.

The cause of this can be directly linked to multiple reasons. First, in my opinion, overpopulation is the leading cause of the declining of cultures within the United States. With a hodgepodge of cultures constantly flooding in, it's hard to find one specific thing that stands out. This pertains to all departments, whether in fashion, music, entertainment, food, whatever, you name it: there is simply too much. With crowdedness becoming too big of a problem, it's hard to find jobs and make money. I think most of the newer generation is stuck on finding ways to either repay their student debt or try to make it out in the real world to survive. I'd like to believe that change is provoked in two ways: either by prodigies who introduce "never before seen" ideas into the world OR by fostering and caring a singular idea that could have the potential to grow into be the ultimate "new and improved" of the generation. Now, when overpopulation becomes too common, it almost seems to cancel out any sort of possibility of either of these things from happening. Change is expected when life is stagnant for a while, and something drastic is brought in; but with the constant influx of the "new" pouring in, it's hard to take notice the things that seem more new and thus nothing feels like it ever changes. New and fresh ideas should come naturally, not by fostering and forcing it to squeeze out. Secondly, I would say that the new wave of technology that has bombarded our country for the past few decades would come only second to overpopulation. Anderson has even stated it in his article: "now that we have instant universal access to every old image and recorded sound, the future has arrived and it's all about dreaming of the past". Simply, it states that because of the introduction of technology into our lives, suddenly everything is possible at our fingertips. This leads to ideas that become unoriginal, taken, and not thought out. Even if someone had come up with something, it would most likely be labeled as stolen.

Everything has already been done.

I have generally come to believe that culture has essentially stopped changing because everyone is content with the way things are. Of course small attempts have been made to change or add to what society has become, though all has produced fruitless results. I've come to realize that culture doesn't change simply because the people aren't making an effort to bring upon change.