It is fairly safe to say that the vast majority of us have been immersed in the ongoing Leveson inquiry over the last few days.
All of last week, Sky News and BBC News were showing continuous coverage from the Royal Courts of Justice as events unfolded, meaning that those of us engrossed in the 24-hour news culture have had no option but to yield to the commotion.
It has been unavoidable. Yet strangely, as more and more evidence - evidence used loosely here as most of what has been said appears to be anecdotal - is produced, I find myself disappointed and somewhat bored by it all.
Undoubtedly this is an important issue and a topic that deserves serious scrutiny, but I fear an anti-climax is the most conceivable conclusion to this sorry saga.
We all know the history. Widespread malfeasance, illegal phone-hacking and unethical journalism has been rife within several newspapers - most evidently at the News of the World, though according to some not solely - and, as a result, this inquiry is looking into the culture, practice and ethics of the press.
Public support for such an inquiry came following revelations that murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler's phone had been hacked; resulting in the deletion of voicemail messages that subsequently led to false hope surrounding the prospect of her survival.
However, as these first few days have proven, the Leveson inquiry has spiralled into a celebrity circus; a fanfare of famous faces all keen to have a pot-shot at their supposed tormenters.
Of course, that is not to make light of the genuine grievances felt by these celebrities, all of whom have suffered serious violations of privacy.
But crucially, they must not be allowed to take centre stage in these proceedings. The wider picture must be seen. I have no doubt that a major outcome from this inquiry will be the hefty shake-up of privacy laws. Therefore, Sienna Miller, Hugh Grant and Steve Coogan shall gain their desired ending.
But what about the Dowler family? What about the average hard-up citizen who cannot afford to sue publications for defamation and libel? Those are the real questions and answers that need addressing if anything is to be ascertained from the whole episode.
However, a more pressing issue concerning me is the apparent letting-off of the public; the ones, after all, who were all too happy to purchase the News of the World knowing full well what kind of journalism they were producing.
Without wishing to sound snobby, it has to be said, the same applies to readers of the Sun, the Daily Mail, the Daily Express and any other immoral tabloid that publishes sordid and objectionable tales.
How much blame can we as consumers take? If there was no interest in such stories, the papers would not be so keen to print them. Yet we, the 'innocent' consumer, will not be facing questioning at the Leveson inquiry. We will not be made to justify ourselves. Surely, for that reason alone, the whole trial can be deemed bogus.
Can we blame newspapers - when readership and circulation is in sharp decline - for printing tacky celebrity stories or revealing exclusive and shocking (albeit, illegally gained) details surrounding popular high-profile news stories?
If it boosts sales, why not? Did any of you care when you picked up for copy of the Sun about the invaded privacy of Kate and Gerry McCann? Flogging papers is seen as first priority in the eyes of many hacks and editors; breaches of privacy are merely collateral damage. How many of you questioned the so-called guilt of Chris Jefferies following the media witchhunt he found himself a victim of? My bet would be that judgements were made based on both the individual's image and a willingness to blindly soak up the tabloids conclusions.
So yes, the inquiry will be splashed all over 24-hour news and front pages across the land, and yes, the findings will be interesting (if not wholly satisfying).
But no, this is not a flawless procedure taking place, and no, it will not get to the bottom of the most serious and damaging aspect within our culture: our obsession with gossip and celebrity.
The British public, as well as tabloid newspapers, must tackle its faults if we are to gain a better standard of journalism in this country.
You are fooled if you believe that the problem is not a combination of both profit-inspired publications and gossip-hungry consumers. Unless we realise this, the entire Leveson inquiry may as well not bother continuing as we all would have missed the point. The point that ought to be blatantly slapping us all around the face.