which is frighteningly shallow, stupid, ignorant, frivolous, trivial, lowest-common-denominator-banal, unschooled, post-literate, unempathetic, empty-skulled, 24/7 distracted, dumbed-down, petty, namby-pamby, inconsequential, there is no use anymore for ‘old’ words like the following:
lofty
elevated
sublime
deep
elevated
perspective/d
comprehensive
well-educated
wise
perspicacious
appreciation
appreciative
perspicacity
discernment
insight
wit
gratitude
bon mot
quiddity
epigram
subtlety
profound
learned
greatness
grandeur
eminence
gentility
courtesy
good manners
grace
civilization
importance
significance
substance
cornerstone
essentials
cardinal point
humility
quintessence
absolute
authority
context
personal responsibility
trust
probity
principles
hope
*In point of fact, the most appropriate response to today’s diminished hand-me-down d-/e-world is truth, honesty, wit, and non-stop irony.