[elmomle]

We consume what is around this. To fault or ask for change in the consumer is to fault or ask for change human nature, which is a futile endeavor. It seems that a well-functioning society would be structured with the awareness of this fact, and with safeguards to ensure that media isn't a race to the bottom of emotional manipulation (not because of any moralistic hand-wringing, but because it's detrimental to society when that's what media has become). The real (and really big) question is, what productive steps can we take in that direction?