I have a theory about our nation's misogyny which may be too simplistic, but keeps coming back up in my mind.

[Straw Man]

61. Yes, TV reflects and reinforces the mythologies of the culture.

What we're seeing now, I believe, is the degree to which the lines between reality and mythology have been blurred or altogether obliterated. Think of the time before mass media. How was the cultural mythology reinforced? Through literature and, to a lesser degree, theater. And, of course, there was the church. But exposure to all of the above was minuscule when compared with the overwhelming bombardment of images and sounds we experience on a daily, or even hourly, basis.

Reality TV, podcasts, propaganda, memes, etc. have replaced the daily real-life, real-time interaction with each other that used to dominate our human experience. Reality has become negotiable, and people choose the particular version of it that they prefer, in an endless, self-reinforcing loop.