Subj : Failure of.. (reading/tv/blu-ray)
To   : Nightfox
From : Arelor
Date : Thu Feb 02 2023 04:34:05

  Re: Failure of.. (reading/tv/blu-ray)
  By: Nightfox to Ogg on Wed Feb 01 2023 05:14 pm

 > Still, I don't really think TV is addicting like a drug, and I don't think t

You really need to watch society from outside in order to realize how culturaly
dependent we are on TV.

You walk into office and most of the talk which is not related to work itself
has to do with things produced by TV. If they ask you your opinion about
whatever new show they are broadcasting, and you tell them you have no idea
what they are talking about because you don t watch TV, they either a) tell you
you are lying b) tell you "yeah, I never watch TV either" (false). In either
case you are left a bit of a pariah because you are not part of the same
cultural unit the most of the country is integrated in.

Taking TV overdoses regularly is one of those cultural things that set you
appart when skipped. It is like being a Spaniard and not partaking in
Big-Bottles (drunktard parties), or not using Whatsapp. Failing to do these
impair your ability to socialize because not acting like "regular people" does
marks you as an outsider, and human societies are very good at othering anybody
that does not conform to the mold.


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