Why in 2012 is the human race so dumb?

Population maintained for millenia, 1 billion, late 1800s - 2012, increase of 6 billion, 7 billion, around about the same time technology went through the roof. It takes 9 months to be born, roughly, 1 second to die, yet there are 2 born for every 1 death, everyday. All these iPhones, ''Medical advances'', people living for the average of 80 years in western countries, yet this life we live is barely sustainable for the time it takes a rock to gather moss. All those ''dumb'' apes such as neandethals who were playing with sticks and stones were around for 100's of 1000's of years, homo-erectus 1.8 million years. How do you measure intelligence, all these flying objects and medicine? Yet this era of technological age will be the shortest lived of any era of human, historians will look back on this time as a time of folly and ridicule. Or do you really believe playing with a touch screen and living to 80 is really more important then an extensive survival span of a species, even super-powers today have to kill newborn children to keep down their population, it's a joke, not to mention Reality-TV.
What has caused this age of folly? Facebook, twitter, I hardly doubt any Da vincis or Van Goghs will emerge from this era of Kim Kardashian and Justin Bieber, I laugh.
Why? How?

Added (1). Katie; I appreciate your response however that was more an opinion on me as opposed to the question and the problems us as humans face today, this isn't about me, or you. It's the human race.

Added (2). I think your answer proves my point, Marty. You would rather target me then answer the question at hand. I also find pseudo-intellectualism to have no real place in a problem concerning sustainability of the human planet and super-powers killing newborn, it's easily obtainable facts.www.google.com

Added (3). BytemyAss, that's a more derogatory point of view towards the humans but make a good point, most the problems we face we're the problems we caused. Catch-22

You sound pretty jaded. Why not focus on the good and look for some beauty to appreciate? Also, there are plenty of amazing people out there. Look around. You'll find some. I promise.

Mostly Because idiots ask questions such as "Why in 2012 is the human race so dumb?" on the internet expecting a decent answer, when everyone knows it's a pseudo-intellect; obviously.

F*ck the human race. A pestilence for as long as it's been around. Doubt me? Where have all the world's problems originated from? That's right.

I agree. I don't use iphones, I don't have fb or twitter etc. I don't care about the survival of the human race either, I'm being honest. After what I've seen, I haven't got a reason to care about the survival of the human race. I feel sorry for the newborns being born into this world.

Don't know what will happen. I don't want to reach 80 either. Thats too long for my liking.
The amount of resources being used for ipads, tablets, iphones:/ -rolls eyes- I really don't care
for these devices. I like desktop computers, thats it.

Not much anyone can do. I don't think humans are dumb neccessarily, humans, most are just narrow minded and act before they think. Their igronance is their greatest weakness.
What will 2013 bring?

80 years is too long for my liking. Well, I would rather live a short happy life than a long depressing one