The above quote comes from Napoleon Bonaparte, and I feel that it's quite true- particularly in today's society. The herd that I believe Napoleon was referring to is the mass of people- the population who feed on whatever the media decides to serve them. The "great" are the aforementioned media- welcoming the herd for the purpose of benefitting off of them.
I feel that in today's culture, the media controls all too much. The influence they have over everyone is insane- and a bit terrifying, if you ask me. The mental manipulation twists deep between advertising and subliminal messages hidden everywhere, from TV shows to video games and even on social media. I personally believe that TV influence is the worst- the same message going out to millions of people, infecting them with the idea of how things should be. I really think it's that baseline idea of "the ideal life" that gets to people. People all too often forget that what they see on TV isn't reality, and when they see the apparently perfect lives of those within the screen, they start examining their own lives. Naturally, most TV shows are based around imperfect people who end up in perfect situations, and the same can't be said for life. Coincidence within life is rare, and so are strokes of odd luck. Most of what you want in life, you have to work hard for. Going back to the examination of one's life, I feel like many people become disappointed that their lives aren't as amazing as the ones they see daily. To fill the void that they now think they have in their life, they start doing unnecessary things- extreme dieting, extreme fitness, buying unnecessary oddities, drinking, partying... all sorts of things that can be very destructive if not done carefully, or destructive if done AT ALL. The media is fed by the response of the people, and everything goes back and forth in a cycle of destruction. It's repulsive and bad for everyone, if I'm honest... everyone, except for the media. This cycle of destruction is the reason why I will never watch TV, nor ever pay for a cable provider when I'm moved out. I don't wish to feed the media or the corporations anymore than everyone else already has. - Maddie
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