Great article! I fear that the problem is only going to worse. One reason being that many people are becoming more and more dependent on their "reputation" for their sense of self-esteem. And with the popularity of social media reputation can be totally changed in an instant. This causes many people (those who don't think for themselves) to adopt the popular cultural attitudes and beliefs of the day for fear of being almost instantly socially ostracized online. Many people, I believe, don't have the courage to think for themselves because they don't want to face this perceived immediate ostracism.