- Everything is evaluated as a way to entertain. Whether it's political debates or even news events the priority seems to be about how much it can entertain us rather than how much it can inform us. - I think TV shows and movies especially based on real events seem to perpetuate the problem. It's so hard Googling what really happened and watching a movie or show is so much easier than watching boring news or reading an article. - This is quite connected with the idea of [[Outrage Porn]] but in a different way. ----- "The rise of these hyperreal TV shows coincides with the decline of the institutions that report on the world as it is. The semi-fictions stake their claims while journalism flails. We have gradually accommodated ourselves to the idea that if an event doesn’t become a limited series or a movie, it hasn’t happened. When news breaks, we shrug. We’ll wait for the miniseries. And take for granted that its version of the story will be true—except for the parts that are totally made up." - [Link](https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/03/tv-politics-entertainment-metaverse/672773) "Postman saw a public that confused authority with celebrity, assessing politicians, religious leaders, and educators according not to their wisdom, but to their ability to entertain. He feared that the confusion would continue. He worried that the distinction that informed all others—fact or fiction—would be obliterated in the haze." - [Link](https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/03/tv-politics-entertainment-metaverse/672773)