What has Television Done?

'Created a whole new awareness.
And introduced the keeping of delusions.'

What has the internet done?

'Taken those delusions to confuse the truth.
So much so...
That those who expose 'everything' about themselves,
Today complain they have no privacy.
And prefer to keep their lives away from spies.
Or anyone else they believe is a stalker.'

But...
Haven't they already exposed themselves to millions?

'Yeah!
But they want to keep their lives away,
From the people they see depicted on TV.
You know...
The ones created to fear the most.'

That makes no sense.
If I wanted to I could create a villain.
But that would be deceiving.

'Welcome to the age of progress and technology.
Technically speaking, of course.'

Oh how I wish for the innocent '50's.

'Yeah.
Much easier it was to keep people dumbed down,
Unknowingly back 'then'.
Today?
People have that choice to make.
And for many this has been very profitable.'

Lawrence S. Pertillar

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/technically-speaking/