Things I don't understand

After walking through the breakroom today at work and hearing numerous people talk about the Kardashian divorce I started to realize that maybe I don't understand why or what is on people's minds these days.  In honor of being out of touch with current events I figured I'd make a list of some of the things that I still don't understand.

• Algebra- I get the basic concept of it but I don't get why you have to go through 3 years of something that doesn't matter once you graduate.  In today's modern world a simple class in excel learning pivot tables and formulas does a lot more good than memorizing the quadriatic equation does.
• Reality TV- We spend more time watching people cook than actually cooking, watching people remodel their bathroom than learning what a drywall screw is, or seeing people put forth physical effort in the woods than just walking outside.  The parrells' between that and idiocracy are phenominal.  
• StarF***ing- These days there seems to be a lot of focus on what celebrities are doing, but not a real focus on how their life is going.  Spending mental drain and effort on things that play absolutely no part in your real life confuses me.
• Debating Gay Marriage- This issue is something the media plays up, yet I don't know one persona that has any sort of objection to it.  It's 2011, most of us work with and know numerous gay people and don't care at all if they marry.  Even the hardened religious types I know don't care because now they have a face and someone they know who is gay.

That's about it for now- I've got a pork loin I'm cooking and I need to get ready for work tomorrow.