dumbing down

I used to worry that America was one of the few countries that was being "dumbed down" but now I am convinced that we are not alone and I am comforted by that thought.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhlERjW0bhw

one could hope that the audience was goofing on this poor soul but I am sorry to say they were not...

the average human or world citizen can tell you the names of the cast of seinfeld but do not ask them about the world around them outside the idiot box.