Life is a drama, or so we are told

At least, the word "hostage" seems more about a drama to Google. The world serves you well if all you care about are brain-washing entertainments... Wikipedia was the only entry in the search results that was relevant to the meaning of the word. But the Google results merely reflect what people collectively care about (aside from its side advertising). The only escape from this degenerating sense of escapism is to face the truth.