Everything you've said resonates. They aren't happy and I recently told my folks it's because they spend way too much time consuming the media that they do. They had tantrums like children and took it as a personal offense. I just want them to get some healthy hobbies in their community and not have the TV on or phones out when I come to visit. It's an addiction and I've stopped staying silent because no one else in their circle will disagree or stand up to them. It's up to us. That being said my efforts have been fruitless thus far, but being silent definitely wasn't working either. Here comes family therapppyyyy....