[jhanoncomm]

Mass media might mean large traditional TV, Movie and Newspaper organisations but I take it to mean also Google, Meta, X, Netflix, Reddit and so on.

Your other points I agree with.

But I believe you cannot be happy without discomfort. That is less from Taoism perspective but more to so with how the brain and body actually work.

A lot of hip remedies (medicinal psychedelics, ice baths, weight training for wellness as opposed to vanity/sport) are based on pain followed by gain. As opposed to alcohol, doom scroll etc. that are the reverse.