I think people are cognizant of the interactivity between consumerism, information and entertainment. Thus we have declarations of what "the media" are doing. And these three branches of societal influence are moving closer and closer together.
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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce
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