Insanity is a break from reality.
Groundings loosen then snap.
Those adrift in madness cannot ever be sure if what they see is real or not. Once a sort of fun house, television has become a madhouse. Cynics have warned for decades about the mind-bending power of media. But until recently, these jeremiahs were generally regarded as nuts. Even to suggest that a corporate or political message might be tucked into the viewing fare was to betray unhealthy suspicion.