Exactly. This orgy of absorption in another bizarre show business death is at best a sign of a vulgarized society - at worst a deliberate distraction.
I notice that Fox - which seems to have wall to wall coverage - lost about 600,000 prime time viewers to its competitors. My wife and I were among the losses. We turned off Fox and watched old Poirot mysteries.
I turned off Fox to watch CSPAN. I am still on watching CSPAN.