What is the Egg/Chicken Conundrum? (In Which We Throw Our Thesaurus Out a Window)

     So I found another disappointing news article. Let's chat, shall we?
     In Winnipeg, studies have shown that people who text more and more frequently are more and more likely to be more shallow and apparently even racist. But, just for the sake of an argument, I'm going to say they've got it the wrong way around.

An Asshole with a phone. Notice the faux-hawk
 and wide open gap surrounded by teeth

     Maybe, instead of people who text a lot becoming shallow, maybe shallow people just develop crazy texting habits because they need to tell everyone about their amazing shopping trip or new car that their dad bought for them. In my experience, people who are shallow, racist or immoral generally don't know when to shut their mouths. I maintain that, as a general rule, one can assume that people won't shut up.
     In my opinion, racism, immorality and shallow behavior can generally be grouped under the category of "Asshole". It's a good way to
classify people and it's helped me through many a struggle in my life.
     So, do we assume that texting a lot can make you an Asshole, or do we postulate that maybe assholes just shouldn't have phones? That right there is the crux of the Egg/Chicken Conundrum. We live in a world of cause and effect. Which though, is the cause and which is the effect? Well thank goodness I'm here, otherwise we'd never sort these kinds of things out.

Unbeknownst to Rick Moranis, this was to be
the title of my autobiography

     Let's start with the general behavior of an Asshole. Assholes are what make the world a worse place. Where humanity is carried forward on the backs of those who work as a team, Assholes make attempts to only further their own purposes and goals. The second law of thermodynamics states that energy is always lost. So, if you're not doing good, you're doing it wrong.
     Next, let's quickly go over the short and long term effects of constant texting. There are health issues that may be related, but no studies have actually been conclusive on that subject yet, because it needs more long-term observation but let's talk psychology. It might not seem so bad at first, when you've got this phone and you're so excited to text people back whenever you get a message, but I don't think it becomes a dependence unless you've already got some predisposition towards the whole concept.
     Essentially I think that what the survey would consider shallow, immoral or racist just makes someone an Asshole, and Assholes have a habit of talking a lot. Are we surprised that they've been using this new and improved method of talking to do what they always do?

"Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural    stupidity"       -Unknown