We're not sure, but seeing the last few decades as a period of endarkenment (as opposed to enlightenment) is both depressing and kind of accurate.
Editorial note: Whoa! You've found a super-old post here on BuzzFeed, from an earlier era of the site. It doesn't really represent where we are anymore, and may in fact be totally broken, but we're leaving it up as a part of our early history.