““I’m sitting here on the Kaye Gibbons Show, and all I can think is that the whole country is sick. Sick with the idea that it’s good to be known as seen by as many people as possible, to show every part of our lives to the public at large. Whether it’s Facebook photos, blogs, or reality TV, it’s like nobody is content to just live life. The worth of our existence seems to be measured in pixels and megabytes and “likes.” Those of use whose lives can be downloaded seem to have the most value – until someone outrageous comes along to claim their time in the spotlight.””
![“The defining characteristic of today's intellectual and media elite is that it swims merrily in a sea of fantasy. The world of television is essentially a fantasy world, and television is today's [1980's] common denominator of communication, today's unifying American experience. This has…” quote by Richard M. Nixon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/464/richard-m-nixon-727_common-denominator_the-defining-characteristic-of-today-s-i_2826703.jpg)
![“We’re all, for the most part, pretty average people. But it’s the extremes that get all of the publicity. We kind of know this already, but we rarely think and/or talk about it, and we certainly never discuss why this could be a problem[...] Our lives today are filled with information from the…” quote by Mark Manson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/01b/mark-manson-537_business_we-re-all-for-the-most-part-pretty-avera_2367344.jpg)
