Subj : Failure of.. (reading/tv/blu-ray)
To   : Arelor
From : Ogg
Date : Thu Feb 02 2023 20:40:00

Hello Arelor!

** On Thursday 02.02.23 - 04:34, Arelor wrote to Nightfox:

 A> You walk into office and most of the talk which is not
 A> related to work itself has to do with things produced by
 A> TV. If they ask you your opinion about whatever new show
 A> they are broadcasting, and you tell them you have no idea
 A> what they are talking about because you don t watch TV,
 A> [...]

Wrong answer! The best answer is "No comment." :D


 A> [...] In either case you are left a bit of a pariah because
 A> you are not part of the same cultural unit the most of the
 A> country is integrated in.

Wouldn't bother me what they think of me.  I'd rather not be  
part of that clique if TV is their only source of  
"conversation" anyway.


 A> [...] Failing to do these impair your ability to socialize
 A> because not acting like "regular people" does marks you as
 A> an outsider, and human societies are very good at othering
 A> anybody that does not conform to the mold.


Ever read "The Outsider" by Colin Wilson?

"Wilson lived this book as much as wrote it. As an impoverished  
23-year-old, the Englishman slept in a tent in a London park so  
that he could be free of material demands to dedicate himself  
fully to his study. When The Outsider appeared in 1956, it  
became a sensation among both critics and beats, who formed the  
vanguard of the dawning Aquarian Age.

"In Wilson's epic exploration of mystics, visionaries, literary
pioneers, political troublemakers, and rule breakers of all
sorts, he evoked a new kind of heroism, which changed how we
view ourselves and our purpose in life.

Nothing wrong with being an outsider.

--- OpenXP 5.0.57
 * Origin: Ogg's WestCoast Point (21:4/106.21)

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