I was watching TV the other day, while waiting on my car to be repaired, and it struck me that many people spend all day every day in a state of suspended disbelief. They think of the characters on their shows as more or less real, despite knowing that just off-camera there are all sorts of other people.
What is the cultural effect of being mesmerized daily by people whose job it is to pretend to be someone else, to assume the role of another human being? Do we put on roles then more easily? Do we become more likely to mistake falsehoods for reality? Did this play a role in electing an empty suit (if we deduct political malignancy) twice?
Have to run, but wanted to put that out there.