Welcome To The Circus: Bread, Circuses, And Debt Traps (Part 1)
The circus is there to distract you from being productive.
Has the world become a circus? Society has devolved into bread and circuses. To make society even worse, there are many debt traps it has laid out for you that you can learn to avoid. Institutions, from the government to the healthcare system, continue to see the public lose trust in them. Singles can focus on themselves instead of on society’s bread and circuses while growing their wealth by avoiding debt traps.
Welcome To The Circus
5 Of Society Circuses That Are Time Wasters
There are many ways society wants to distract you. These are ways to make you waste your time when you could spend it being productive, from following celebrities to scrolling through social media. Below are five distractions to be aware of that are part of society’s circus act.
Entertainment
Entertainment is the opium of the masses. It is a way to keep people sedated. Entertainment is a way to keep people distracted from more important things. It is just a way to distract you. While it may be nice to relax occasionally, you will never get ahead when you do it too often.
Hollywood
Hollywood and the cult of celebrity are other ways to prevent people from being productive. Hollywood distracts you by releasing movies. You can watch films produced by Hollywood that feature a famous actor or actress. The cult of celebrity is a problem. It is also a waste of your time. Why do you care about this person and where they went on vacation?
Television
Television shows are the smaller version of movies. Television is another way for you to waste your time watching brainless entertainment. People may become fans of actors or actresses on television shows, a smaller version of the Hollywood cult of celebrity. Study Finds found that “people watch about 3.5 hours of television each day, on average,” which amounts to over seventy-eight thousand hours in their lifetime.
Social Media
Social media is yet another way how you can waste your time. Digital media is made to be addictive. They want to keep you on your platform to generate ad revenue. Social media companies also gather your data to sell to third parties and to use for their purposes. Data is the new oil.
Invideo found that “people watch an average of 16 hours of video every week.” It is also a way for people to show a lifestyle they may or may not be able to afford. Social media makes you compare yourself to other people. Some you may not even know. It is ultimately a distraction and a waste of your time.
Mainstream Media
The news is another way that you can waste your time. The issues that the news covers, from politics to current events, are most likely a waste of your time. Harvard University's The Future of Media Project outlines the top players who own news networks that make up the mainstream media. It is essential always to follow the money to understand the agenda being pushed. The mainstream media has seen a rapid decline in viewership as it has experienced a decrease in trust. Americans have lost trust in both newspapers and television news. Think with Google found that “6 out of 10 people prefer online video platforms to live TV.” In the age of the Internet, legacy media is no longer needed.
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You gotta hide your face
(Sell them what they bought ya, teach them what they taught ya)
You gotta hide your veins
(This is how they gut ya, right before they cut ya)
You gotta hide your pain
(Ugly how they rule you, that's just how they screw you)
You gotta hide your rage
(Everyone has earned this, welcome to the circus...)