In the past, both near and far, life used to be a lot harder. Everybody knows the Marx quote, “Religion is the opiate for the masses.” I’m sure in many ways, life was horrible and insufferable, which is why people back then needed religion to help them through it. To help them bear the pain and give them hope. To keep on keepin’ on.

I think that, now, popular culture is the opiate of the masses. Because life is “too good,” or perhaps, “too normalized” is more accurate.