Almost every hour of every day of American popular culture is filled with real-time updates about the Kardashian family.

Who is dating whom, whose marriage broke up, who is being sued.

Fashion, plastic surgery, new reality shows, old reality shows, Kanye West‘s social media meltdowns, kids, more kids, the momager, makeup lines, shapewear lines, activism, cheating scandals.

It is anything and everything you could possibly imagine in a real-life soap opera that we as a country have all been experiencing for almost 20 years.

The Kardashians have become as ubiquitous in America as hot dogs, fireworks, The White House and political division.

Love them or hate them, you cannot second guess their impact and complete and utter saturation of our media.

Unfortunately, I have bad news for everyone who is sick of hearing and reading about this family: They are here to stay.

They have survived, thrived and reinvented themselves during a time when so many icons, pop culture figures, artists, musicians, actors etc. have been incapable of doing so.

On Saturday night, I witnessed first-hand a room full of politicians, celebrities, journalists and analysts completely obsessed with Kim and Pete. The Kardashian family went on, just two days later, to completely own the annual fashion extravaganza at the annual Met Gala at the New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. (Left) Kim Kardashian attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebration May 2, 2022 in New York City. (Right) Kim Kardashian attends the 2022 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on April 30, 2022 in Washington, DC

There have been many famous and popular reality stars and families – Paris Hilton, The Jersey Shore cast, The Osbourne family, and none of them have been able to withstand the ever-changing times quite like the Kardashian family.

Kim herself has morphed into the Elizabeth Taylor of this generation and is still the nucleus around which the rest of the family’s fame and power emerge.

She is known for her beauty, fashion, diamonds and of course — marriages and messy personal life.

She is the modern reality television star version of an icon of the past.

She has just been reformatted for our more vulgar, online, oversharing culture that the Kardashians have helped mold.

I thought that in a post-Covid pandemic atmosphere the American appetite for this family may diminish.

Their era of excess, oversharing and frivolity doesn’t necessarily fit during this period of extreme inflation, fears of a WWIII, threats of food shortages, and troubling civil and political divisions.

What the family is selling is neither relatable nor in step with the more modest and tasteful displays of wealth by other members of the ruling class, who are more than aware of the growing anger and resentment of the economic disparity between the rich and poor, as the middle class in this country faces near extinction.

And yet, the royal family of reality television continues their reign.

Kim Kardashian (right) and Pete Davidson (center) were seen rubbing shoulders with Martha Stewart (left) at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner

Kim and her boyfriend comedian Pete Davidson or ‘KETE’ as they are referred to, took over the White House Correspondents Dinner just this past weekend.

Who got the biggest response to walking into the room you might ask?

It wasn’t Trevor Noah, it wasn’t Dr. Biden, heck, it wasn’t even POTUS.

On Saturday night, I witnessed first-hand a room full of politicians, celebrities, journalists and analysts completely obsessed with Kim and Pete.

CBS News’ Gayle King even went off script during her speech to tell a story about how she and the actress Drew Barrymore were kicked off the red carpet because the press was flipping out over the arrival of KETE.

She later went back to get her picture taken when they had moved on.

Let me say this again, the well-regarded anchor of CBS This Morning and Oprah’s best friend was shooed off the red carpet by the arrival of Kim Kardashian and her boyfriend and she seemed flattered to have even been in their presence.

Kim and Pete were mobbed and a room full of award-winning, respected journalists from all outlets who cover the White House were completely and utterly shameless about it.

Kim and Pete completely eclipsed every single other famous, notable and powerful person in the room, including our First Family.

The Kardashian family also went on, just two days later, to completely own the annual fashion extravaganza at the annual Met Gala at the New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.

For the first time in the gala’s history, the entire family was invited and made their red carpet debuts.

People had many things to say about all of their outfits but in particular the historic Marilyn Monroe dress that Kim was loaned by the Ripley’s Believe it Or Not Museum.

Kim and her dress dominated headlines.

Do you remember anything else that happened at that gala?

It just happened and I don’t.

People had many things to say about all of their outfits but in particular the historic Marilyn Monroe dress (above Kardashian in Monroe dress) that Kim was loaned by the Ripley’s Believe it Or Not Museum.

CBS News’ Gayle King even went off script during her speech to tell a story about how she and the actress Drew Barrymore were kicked off the red carpet because the press was flipping out over the arrival of KETE. (Above) Kardashian and Davidson on the red carpet at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

They are everywhere, all places, all the time. Why?

Let me remind you again – it’s because of you.

They have a symbiotic relationship with the press and the American public.

They supply it and you consume it.

Every outfit, tweet, Instagram post, click, sighting, information drip.

Americans are addicted to the Kardashian family and are always waiting for their next dopamine hit to be doled out by each member of the family.

So for those of you who complain that they aren’t going away — guess what my friends: You are to blame.

You read the stories about them, you watch their show, you buy their products and you emulate their looks.

Because of this we are all just living in a Kardashian world.