While deleting more of the stupid spam e-mail that I get, it occurred to me that there’s even more reason for people over 25 to feel convicted by this recent study. Remember that when these kids 13-24 were polled and asked what made them happy, they rarely said “money” or “sex.”

But if spam is any indicator, those of us who aren’t kids anymore have a lot more trouble with our priorities. Because that’s what most of those pitches are about — more sex, better sex, fast money, more money.

I know it’s not exactly a scientific comparison. I wouldn’t try to say that spam is a totally accurate barometer of the interests of the general populace. But let’s just say that those salacious pitches for our attention didn’t come about because of a lack of interest.

Anyway, just a thought.