In Response to John Nay - Music as a Matter of Discussion

I completely agree with what you are saying here.... and you are right, not enough people see the dangers because they are either the happy rich man or the numbed poor.

What I'm wondering, just for the sake of conversation, was what television shows you had in mind for the lazy, overconsumption, and snobbery? (I know there's plenty, but did you have any in mind?) For some reason as soon as you said that, I thought of the shows that are the exact opposite.... shows like "The Biggest Loser" that are making hugely overweight people get up and do something to better their health and the people around them; shows like "Lie to Me" or "CSI" that stimulate the thought processes and surprise you at every turn. These shows don't really address the problem at hand that you speak of... but one show that did pop up into my head right now that contributes heavily are shows like "Paris Hilton's New BFF". Shows like disgust me.

I think another thing that you might want to address are the insane amounts of money our society poors into sports and the athletes involved. Talk about a material era :).