"This thing called Contemporary America and its obsession with televisions, game systems, and computers has gone a little far, if you ask me," expresses concern about people's excessive reliance on technology. The author suggests that instead of actively engaging or thinking for themselves, many individuals now passively consume information and entertainment through screens.

"Some call it the Information Age, but I'd tend to say it's more the Sitting-on-one's-butt-and-letting-other-people-do-the-thinking-for-you Age," highlights the perceived drawback of modern technological dependence. The author criticizes how this trend might be reducing active thought and personal engagement, emphasizing a shift towards passive consumption rather than intellectual development.