EINSTEIN The Genius fears we are idiots - correct or not?

I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots.

Albert Einstein? Cell Phone Critics? Pranksters? Apocryphal

“The day that Albert Einstein feared may have finally arrived”. The message showed eight pictures of groups of people looking intently at cell phone screens. The people were ignoring one another and were oblivious to their surroundings. The images were being used to comically illustrate the following quotation credited to Albert Einstein

"I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots."

http://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/03/19/tech-surpass/

Lets us for a moment study and research this idea, have we become more intelligent by using Virtual Reality, Tools, Internet, Intelligence and Smart Phones/TVs or have our minds been trained to become lazy?  It can be easily observed in any public place, transportation, event that the Mobile Phone/Tablet or other PED (Personal Electronic Device) have completely taken over most human social interactions. There are few places that persons cannot be seen pointing their phones in the air and snapping "selfies" and group "selfies and being constantly distracted by chat and social media apps that can easily engage persons in a virtual social world and keep them totally distracted from what is going on in the real world around them.

I have even noticed recently that there seems to be an on going rhetoric on Whats app, even possibly a script that persons are following or a story, similar to the drama series that person would have listened to in days of old on the radio. Listening to their favorite programs for the sequel or updates. These days it seems that the program is literally running in real time on the handheld devices. The issue is that with so many anonymous "pranksters" and worse malicious persons using these services, receiving and responding to messages on whats app from unknown persons can be unsafe. Worse if the unsuspecting persons actually take instructions from whats app messages that could have a serious detrimental affect on them and others and even indirectly cause harm to them or other users. I have even heard of persons trying to incite violent and malicious acts after being instructed by messages on whats app?

Honestly there is a lack of moral values, principles and manners being practiced, you can see that clearly by observing this generation of youth. They have grown up in a time where the digital age, virtual reality is leading them more than any other influence it seems. They illustrate how acute this issue really is, and there is a lack of moral value in our culture and society. In fact I think the Moral Fibre of our society at present is completely rotten and need to be replaced, just as much as the Constitution needs to be reformed, our country needs urgent reform.. starting with the YOUTH! As we all know they are the future leaders of this country and very soon they will be the ones making the decisions for us all!
As scary as that sounds - its in fact the reality so we better get with the program, face the harsh reality of the truth and put a handle on the situation sooner rather than later!