Vainglorious

As I am wont to do when the affairs of the moment become too difficult to digest, I sometimes search out words that encapsulate grand ideas: I'm pretty sure I found the word that best summarizes everything I think is wrong with humanity. I know I've found the right word when I'm able to speak again without stuttering.

And the word that so aptly describes that human quality I find so unpalatable is...vainglorious.