I agree with most of what's been said.

The media is the ultimate lie, created by the masses to control the masses. Everything we base our opinions on--everything about the way we view life, the things we like to do, the way we talk, our inhibitions, our beliefs, our religions, our plans for the future, the way we think we SHOULD be, the clothes we wear and the way we fix our hair--everything is dictated by the media. It's a psychological cage. Who would I be today if I hadn't had the media telling me who I should strive to be, everywhere I turned, for the last 17 years?

Even if you want to ignore it, you can't, or you might face excommunication from society. As much as come people may say they don't mind that, I think they do. At least a little.