shorthand for disillsionment or dissatisfaction felt because of misleading mass media or political figures.
Akin to frustration, anger, confusion, etc felt when one is lied to/hoodwinked by a power figure in mass culture.
Word is derived from belief that mass culture should be constructive, not manipulative or deceptive.
"Who do you think you are going to vote for in '08?"
"I don't know, I feelflooded by all the misculture in those political ads"
A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2 million.