Having lived in our “modern mess” I have seen enough of movies, tv, bad stuff, to say beyond a shadow of a doubt what chassidus says is so true – you see, I actually heard this from my cousin Zevi Wineberg, that there are two distractions – for all that is beautiful is in true love – compassionately caring – but when the stupidity of ego or lust (which like ego is about power – the opposite of compassion)