It is true - society has been lulled into an apathetic trance, and until and unless they are confronted with the stark reality of a life-threatening illness or a tragic loss, they will go on involving themselves in and worshipping the pretend lives of characters they see on their boob tube. It’s easy to get caught up in it. We don’t have cable anymore, so we’re saved from the MSM bunk, but we do have favourite shows we watch on IPTV and I’ll confess to getting emotionally involved to the point of anger or tears over a storyline. And it’s that emotional connection that sucks us in - it’s marketing at its finest. It’s when we forget it isn’t real that we run into trouble. That’s common (and especially dangerous for kids) and it is akin to an addiction. When we can’t separate entertainment from reality, it’s time to shut it off and do something productive - preferably out in nature. (Which brings up another subject - the manipulation of weather, fires, etc - it seems to me they are trying to drive us indoors where we are isolated and go to the TV or social media for companionship. But that’s for another thread.)

It is true - society has been lulled into an apathetic trance, and until and unless they are confronted with the stark reality of a life-threatening illness or a tragic loss, they will go on involving themselves in and worshipping the pretend lives of characters they see on their boob tube. It’s easy to get caught up in it. We don’t have cable anymore, so we’re saved from the MSM bunk, but we do have favourite shows on IPTV and I’ll confess to getting emotionally involved to the point of anger or tears over a storyline. And it’s that emotional connection that sucks us in - it’s marketing at its finest. It’s when we forget it isn’t real that we run into trouble. That’s common (and especially dangerous for kids) and it is akin to an addiction. When we can’t separate entertainment from reality, it’s time to shut it off and do something productive - preferably out in nature. (Which brings up another subject - the manipulation of weather, fires, etc - it seems to me they are trying to drive us indoors where we are isolated and go to the TV or social media for companionship. But that’s for another thread.)