From a reality perspective I'm sure part of that is true but this is the largest blackout in U.S. history. If that is not a signal that we have got a problem that needs to be fixed I don't know what is.
I suspect the psychological pressure associated with that crisis caused the first mental blackout I had ever suffered. It contributed to a deterioration in my health that later required the insertion of a heart pacemaker.
If a movie is really working you forget for two hours your Social Security number and where your car is parked. You are having a vicarious experience. You are identifying in one way or another with the people on the screen.