There was a stat a few years back that if we could redirect 1% of e everyone's time spent watching TV we could have a new Wikipedia-scale project every 7 weeks.

There was a stat a few years back that if we could redirect 1% of e everyone's time spent watching TV we could have a new Wikipedia-scale project every 7 weeks. Zoning out has its place, but I bet more than a few percent of TV time is raw boredom rather than relaxation.