We don't know how many people it's going to affect, or how it's going to affect them, or for how long. Then again, maybe the effects won't be so dramatic. Let's be real. We live in a time when they even lie about the weather on TV to make money. It's no secret.
Popular media is a power tool.
Television and other forms of mass communication have progressively replaced reality for much of the modern world. Many of us have been conditioned since early childhood to adopt a conceptual reality rather than the reality we directly experience. Concepts are easy to manipulate. It's not advisable to stay glued to your television on August 13, 1999. Be a part of what's happening instead.