the internet is just like anything. use it in moderation. but people become addicted to the escape they find in video games, memeing, and trying to be e-famous similar to how people are addicted to drugs or alcohol (minus the chemical side effects).
america's downfall is not due to the internet, it's just the effect of hegemony.
you can only be a world power for so long before your population gets greedy and cocky and starts spending money they don't have on shit they don't need. the debt catches up and no one finds your shit cute anymore.
basically, this
funny how everyone references film...