Mass Media as a Distraction from Reality in Capitalist Society

In a capitalist society, individuals are taught to prioritize their own financial success and are encouraged to escape from the challenges of their real world through entertainment and fiction. This desire for escapism is fulfilled by movies, video games, and novels that create fictitious worlds, allowing people to forget about their real-life problems. Mass media, according to Theodore Dorno, serves as a substitute for spiritual disenchantment, offering pseudo-culture, idols, and mythologies to distract people from their actual issues. Celebrities are often exalted as messiah-like figures in this context.