What would it be like to not follow the media? What would it be like to step back from the madness it has packaged as “story”? “Consumption is the medium that can poison or palliate the human narrative,” writes Denis A. Conroy. “Propaganda can be as powerful as the narcotics that assuage the pain of alienation, so prevalent now among people devoid of meaningful voice or purpose.” We have no choice but to create our own meaning, our own purpose. Its message must be separate from all others. We cannot fall under the spell of delusion. Disinformation has been disseminated by media outlets to fulfill an ulterior motive. We cannot be as upset when we see that this was their purpose, because whether it was fulfilled or not, we still have our true nature. We still have our peace of mind. Disengage, dis-identify, with the media machine. Ignite change from the ground up. The media built us up and broke us down. It showed us what we’re made of, and what we can build now without it.

All we know is what we’re made of.