mean

mean – adj - Offensive, selfish, or unaccommodating; nasty; malicious; small-minded or ignoble; penurious, stingy, or miserly; inferior in grade, quality, or character; low in status, rank, or dignity; of little importance or consequence; unimposing or shabby; small, humiliated, or ashamed.

An adjective I would apply to much of culture and society in these waning days of Western civilization.