This paper makes the argument that the media (represented by television, movies and print) creates a distorted perception
of the distribution and means of acquisition of wealth in society. By feeding the often escapism-based
fantasies of the paying public, the media provides through its services more of a fantasy-based
depiction of wealth than one more grounded in reality. The paper shows that the public embraces this depiction, as it selectively prefers to be subjected to these unrealistic fantasies as a means of escaping from the mundane realities of everyday life.