I truly believe what you said here. The reality we create are not unlike what we were programmed to believe through various media. People downplay the power of the media saying "I know they're sometimes fake" or "I know they're sometimes biased", but their brains have already accepted the fake reality they saw through the manipulated TV as their de facto reality, resulting in the emotional responses that were elicited from the storylines. We create our own reality, and accepting the fake narrative of the reality that someone else provides you literally makes you dumber. You're putting yourself that much further behind on understanding the true nature of the reality. If only people truly understood the power that they have inside of their minds, they wouldn't waste time taking in the garbage that they see on TV all the time.