Im sorry to say this but it cannot be reversed easily. The world is full of stupid people, easily led people, and those people are easy to control. Media can throw at us everything from complex "infograms", video, and soundclips that hold our attention. Ever watch Fox News flash animation for the news starting, f16s flying everywhere, explosions (at least the time I tuned in thats what I was treated to). News has met Hollywood, and in order to get our ADD world to tune off of the latest reality show and into the news (the almost reality show)
We're not any different really, we're not superior, Im not proud to admit that I stopped and watched a cruise missile fly at a non descript building a thousand times before I started turning away.. (Im sure you remember the video clip)
We just have to remember to dig deeper, to discuss more..
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"Life is possible only with illusions. And so, the question for the science of mental health must become an absolutely new and revolutionary one, yet one that reflects the essence of the human condition: On what level of illusion does one live?"
-- Ernest Becker, The Denial of Death
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