Music Lyrics and the Cuurent Generation

There is a new study out worth making a note that was first brought to light by the New York Times on April 25, 2011 and followed up on NPR's All Things Considered program the following day. http://www.npr.org/2011/04/26/135745227/study-narcissism-on-rise-in-pop-lyrics?ps=cprs/ The study focused on 20 years of music in pop music dating back to 1987. The study, this is the Reader' Digest Condensed Version, indicated that lyrics had change from soft tones about togetherness and love to more of an individual tone that had a real edge to it. Check out the study for examples of the lyrics. If the study's conclusions are in fact accurate, it seems clear then why civility is losing ground these days. When pop music has taken a turn toward a "me,myself and I mentality, it would appear feasible to conclude that could be one of the reasons a younger generation that I is more bent on getting whatever they can out of life instead of working towards a common good. Don't get me wrong. I am not painting with a brush using broad strokes here. But it seems apparent to me that this is one of the reasons there is a lot more thought about self, more vanity and more egotism in the world today. My two cents worth on this particular day about what is hurting us as a society. If we thought more about everyone else and how our actions impacted them we'd all be better off.