Agreement somewhat...

Said Edward abbey: "Never before in history have slaves been so well feed, thoroughly medicated, lavishly entertained - but we are slaves nonetheless. Our debased popular culture - television, Rick music, home video, processed food, mechanical recreation, wallboard architecture - is the culture of slaves."

While I'm a little turned off by calling it slavery, I find myself having both agreement with and resistance to the notion... because I am both a critic of it and participant in it at the same time.