Much of Pop Culture
is about
watching and listening
to people
pretending to be
dumber than they really are
for our entertainment
which admittedly
can be entertaining
but I don't think
watching
dumb pretenders
makes us smarter
probably makes us
dumber than we are
or content to be
in a happy bovine stupor
smug and superior
but of course it's a con
which is maybe the point
and the purpose
and we actually pay good money for it