I would agree that television is addictive. Everyone gets hooked on certain shows, like Lost or Grey’s Anatomy. Or some get sucked into reality television like Flavor of Love or Dancing with the Stars. Think about American Idol. Without viewers, that show wouldn’t exist. Look at the people who have won AI but whom didn’t have the support of the people. They weren’t the favorite to win so they haven’t been as successful. Several have any lost their recording contracts like Taylor Hicks or Ruben Studdard. Their big winners, Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood were the favorites to win so they released their first albums already having a band of followers. Kelly Clarkson has successfully escaped her AI identity and has formed her own identity as a musician. I’ve read some interviews with her where she has remarked on how hard that has been to achieve. Notice that she doesn’t show up on AI like some of the others.

Also, the video touches on how their is no privacy is the US. I would agree with that as well. Society is addicted to celebrity gossip. Videos and pictures are posted on the internet and published in magazines creating a million, possibly billion, dollar industry. People enjoy the lack of privacy. They want to know everything no matter if its their business or not. If this were to happen to regular people, chaos would ensue. Everyone wants their own privacy but its ok if someone else’s is taken away. I guess Myspace is a way of getting rid of personal privacy but with that, you can choose what is known about you or who sees it, just like Facebook.

Some of the things that this man is theorizing are far out. Especially the thing about booze and natives. I feel like this is a 70s video so maybe there wasn’t as much backlash from saying something like that as there is now. Television has altered the perception of teenagers??? Interesting….

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