I'm glad to see your finding alternative methods to keep yourself busy rather then going out and getting drunk. You're absolutely right with the media and entertainment shoved down our throats though. People have a hard time being happy because they don't have the things people on tv/social media have.
As much as I believe Facebook could have turned into a wonderful thing, It's not living up to it. It doesn't bring people together, it pushes them away from each other.
Like you said, the more people are relying on social media and modern entertainment, the more isolated they become and that's one of the reasons depression is so ripe nowadays.