The experts pretend to be experts on the news, it is almost like an acting job. The networks sell commercials to gain a profit and pay the so called experts. The people who watch are addicted to watching the experts in the media. The people who watch are hypnotized by the so called experts and their heads are pumped with sophisticated commercials to trick them to buying things they do not need. Lots of fools are addicted to watching predictable garbage.
I think you’re on to something there psychologically.
It’s why movies, soap operas etc are popular for their so called thrills but also because people know a resolution/relief is coming.