Subj : Failure of.. (reading/tv/blu-ray)
To   : Ogg
From : Commodore Clifford
Date : Thu Feb 02 2023 00:29:52

On 01 Feb 23  20:43:00 Ogg wrote...

OO> Hello Nightfox!
OO> 
OO>  N> Still, I don't really think TV is addicting like a drug, and I
OO>  N> don't think there are significant adverse affects due only to TV.
OO>  N>  People can spend too much time doing a particular thing, and
OO>  N> that's not unique to watching TV. 
OO> 
OO> In my experience tv can be addicting.  My mom would insist NOT  
OO> missing the Young and the Restless everday and precisely on   time.
OO> If she arrived home after work at 4:30p, the first thing   she would
OO> do is turn on the tv to watch that.  She'd only leave   the room or
OO> take off her coat if there was a commercial.  My   dad was similar
OO> but initally addicted to the news; he'd watch   the hourly news from
OO> one feed, and then turn the dish (we had a   C-band system at one
OO> point) and watch the SAME news from   another feed - for HOURS! 
OO> Eventually, he joined my mom with   the Y&R.   :/
OO> 
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To which Commodore Clifford replies...

I'm inclined to agree that it can be addicting... just like social media.

For awhile, before I cut it off entirely, I'd be constantly checking FB
just like "the kids" check their Tweeter feeds now.

TV can be the same way... especially with binge watching stuff on demand
and such.  I've even noticed that in the Atari BBS community, one of the
most active topics of conversation revolves around who's watching what at
any given time and the suggestion to have others watch it.

I'm really convinced it's a thing.  I remember for many many years, I
didn't really have any TV to speak of.  I'd watch the odd movie here and
there on my laptop.  Had a lot more free time back then.  As I got the
TV, then the couch, things progressed into more TV watching and less
doing other hobbies.  NetFlix.......?  Even more time.

Now, only God knows how many services I'm subscribed to.  So I need to go
to church next weekend and get the list from Him so I can start removing
some.

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