A world of zombies?

Are the people of our generation zombified with what the media puts out for us to see? Many may think so, and it is for sure that the people in television and radio believe so. Why else would they be talking about Paris Hilton going to jail for days upon days. And does anyone realy care about Lindsay Lohan and her drug problems? And lets not get started on the freak Britney Spears has become. And although we like to say that nobody cares about this stuff, obviously some people do because these rediculous events is what gets the television and radio shows their ratings. So it is obvious that the media does influence us in some way, because we are spending time we could be doing homework, exercising or doing something productive and instead listening to what they have to say about the troubled celeb of the week. Although i like to believe otherwise, the media affects me as well. Even if its not in the same way as others, there is media that influences my life as well. Everyone around you is influenced in some way by visual comunications that are bombarded upon us. I think the video shows a good point, most people are not knowledgeable in politics ; but im sure if the question would of been, What do you think about what Paris Hilton did last week, they would of had all responded. This world needs to rely less on stupid and pointless media and get educated on what is actually important. Right?