I think I used to get mad at things like a Tom Friedman column endorsing such stupidity. Now I just laugh. I'm not entirely sure why, though at least with Tom specifically it's because 10-15 years ago he was indeed a Very Serious Person and now he is a bit of a punchline, and not just to people who read very fine blogs like this one. Though hopefully this very fine blog contributed to that shift, just a little bit!
