I find most people to be shallow. What is your opinion?

I am a very introspective, observant person.

I find that most people seem to live life at a very superficial level.
Their values, thoughts and actions are controlled by what is popular and in the media.

They seldomly seem to think for themselves or question the mainstream.

They talk for the sake of talking. They seem to have a fear of peace and quiet to the extent that they don’t mind raising shallow empty conversation.

They make offensive comments because they think they are being cool. Not realising they are hurting another person’s feelings. And their excuse is always that they are joking.

They seem to think that the world they grew up in is the only one that exists and make assumptions about you based on their limited knowledge and experience or something they read in the paper or the internet without talking to you first .

They judge you by the way you look rather than what you say or how you think. e.g if you look young for your age they assume that you must be inexperienced and immature.

Why is it so many people don’t make an effort to be open-minded and to think before they speak?