They say that all great societies reach a point from where they can go no higher and that one can only go down from there. It happened to the Romans, it happened to the Brits and I believe it's beginning to happen to us.
I think our current fascination with lurid and pointless shows such as this one is symptomatic of the excesses with which we lead our lives. At the risk of sounding like the ultimate pessimist, I can only see us descending into a society of apathetic, uninformed individuals. I believe we've already entered that phase.
Your moment of enlightenment.