It's ok, you can still enjoy some escapism; however, you're absolutely right.
Being lost and completely engrossed in consumerism is exactly what lead society to where it is today. Where people literally can't even think for themselves anymore and turn to a glowing screen to find out what their opinion should be.
When I dropped my car off for service today and got a shuttle ride home I had the saddest conversation with the driver who was a 70+-year-old man.

He was a Biden supporter, pro-vax, and so completely lost that it was really disheartening. I left him completely speechless by the time we were done. When we got to my house, he literally sat parked out front asking me questions for 30+ minutes, totally ignoring his job because he clearly felt so lost.
He had put so much trust in the TV and radio that when I full illustrated reality he actually continuously questioned if what I was showing him was real. He just couldn't fathom it at all. He had grown up in a completely different age, so the entire concept was foreign to him.
I actually questioned whether I should have even bothered afterwards because he looked hurt. It was messed up.
 
Consumerism is a cancer eating at our culture. It's fine to escape every now and then but life has so much more to offer. There's countless adventures of your own out there waiting.

It's ok, you can still enjoy some escapism; however, you're absolutely right.
Being lost and completely engrossed in consumerism is exactly what lead society to where it is today. Where people literally can't even think for themselves anymore and turn to a glowing screen to find out what their opinion should be.
When I dropped my car off for service today and got a shuttle ride home I had the saddest conversation with the driver who was a 70+-year-old man.

He was a Biden supporter, pro-vax, and so completely lost that it was really disheartening. I left him completely speechless by the time we were done. When we got to my house, he literally sat parked out front asking me questions for 30+ minutes, completely ignoring his job because he clearly felt completely lost.
He had put so much trust in the TV and radio that when I full illustrated reality he actually continuously questioned if what I was showing him was real. He just couldn't fathom it at all. He had grown up in a completely different age, so the entire concept was foreign to him.
I actually questioned whether I should have even bothered afterwards because he looked hurt. It was messed up.
 
Consumerism is a cancer eating at our culture. It's fine to escape every now and then but life has so much more to offer. There's countless adventures of your own out there waiting.