One of the few good things about modern times: If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have entertained us.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Modern media turns tragedy into entertainment, giving death a twisted purpose.
- In plain terms
- If you die on TV, at least you entertained people.
- What can you take from it?
- Media often commodifies human suffering for ratings.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does media exploit tragedy?
- How do we watch suffering?
Another view
It assumes all televised death is consumed as entertainment.
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