Who’s that guy that blabbed all about not being able to correctly measure reality since the observation itself always interferes in some microscopic way with what was being observed? Heisenberg? Heisen-something. Was he predicting a future where television had evolved into a voyeuristic art form of reality provoking action programs? Or was he predicting a more of a McLuhan/Chomsky media dominated world, where civilization helplessly surrenders itself to commercial advertisements and endlessly insulting feeds of political rhetoric intended to pass for factual information?

Beverly Hillbilllies? Wow, I guess there are no limits. As Jello Biafra falsettos in punk rock sarcasm at its best: “kill kill kill kill kill the poor. kill the poor tonight!”. But CBS is going to take it further. Roast the poor! But then again, they’ll become rich in the process. Ahh, sweet America, the only place where your dignity can be pawned for a Big Dollar…

While we’re at it, “Che Quevara Revolutionary Vacation”, is my idea for a reality TV show. Contestants travel to politically unstable countries and are given varying degrees of dangerous, publicly disrupting tasks. You win if you start a revolution and get out alive. Reality TV choppers will be hovering overhead to yank you back to the safety of your digitally enhanced world back in the US. A friend of mine also suggested “Culture Shock”, where individuals or families from pampered first world countries are plopped down in sketchy third world situations (without credit cards or dvd players to assist their survival).

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