>is it *that* impossible to believe that there is a slice of
>society that really, really responds to what Lena Dunham is
>pushing in that show without having to freak out about the
>'response' to it?

... I'm going to go with "yes". If 100% of "Girls" fans aren't capable of operating a cellphone, then I think freaking out over the show's reception is a pretty justifiable response.