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I never bought a TV when I moved to my own appartment many years ago. Now when I visit people having their TV on in the background it feels like overly loud. Am

by Moru 9y ago

I never bought a TV when I moved to my own appartment many years ago. Now when I visit people having their TV on in the background it feels like overly loud. Am I getting more sensitive to noise too? It feels like information overflow and the only thing I can do is give up and just disappear into the TV. I never regret not buying that TV 25+ years ago. Now we do have one but it's only used for selected programs a couple of times per week or the odd movie or game. When ads show up, sound is off and we do the dishes or whatever.

elvirs 9y ago
you should still get a tv and hook up Netflix, don't get the damn cable or any other ad infested services
michrassena 9y ago
I gave up watching TV news at least ten years ago. The combination of owning no television at the time and dial-up Internet virtually eliminated my consumption of always-on visual news. I'm not sure if I'm happier, but the few times I've switched on the news in recent years, I've noticed almost immediately how I felt after viewing. 24-hour TV news is in a position where there is only so much data, but the staff has to keep talking to avoid dead air. What we end up with is mostly speculation and banter without a lot of substance. The next big reveal is always after the commercial break, and there's only enough morsels to keep you watching, never enough to satisfy one's curiosity. In spite of the urgency with which television news is framed, very little of what makes the news has short-term consequences to me. Typically if there's a situation where I'm affected, I already know about it. The streets are flooding, the phone is receiving alerts, or whatever. Everything else can be reflected upon over a period of time. One thing I've noticed with regards to TV news is how little agency I have as a person over the situations presented. It's a litany of reminders of things we can't control.
godelmachine 9y ago
I will soon be buying my own house and have vowed that the idiot box won't be a part of it. Also, I am going to make this abundantly clear to my future wife - whoever she may be.

by Moru 9y ago

elvirs 9y ago

you should still get a tv and hook up Netflix, don't get the damn cable or any other ad infested services

michrassena 9y ago

I gave up watching TV news at least ten years ago. The combination of owning no television at the time and dial-up Internet virtually eliminated my consumption of always-on visual news. I'm not sure if I'm happier, but the few times I've switched on the news in recent years, I've noticed almost immediately how I felt after viewing. 24-hour TV news is in a position where there is only so much data, but the staff has to keep talking to avoid dead air. What we end up with is mostly speculation and banter without a lot of substance. The next big reveal is always after the commercial break, and there's only enough morsels to keep you watching, never enough to satisfy one's curiosity. In spite of the urgency with which television news is framed, very little of what makes the news has short-term consequences to me. Typically if there's a situation where I'm affected, I already know about it. The streets are flooding, the phone is receiving alerts, or whatever. Everything else can be reflected upon over a period of time. One thing I've noticed with regards to TV news is how little agency I have as a person over the situations presented. It's a litany of reminders of things we can't control.

godelmachine 9y ago

I will soon be buying my own house and have vowed that the idiot box won't be a part of it. Also, I am going to make this abundantly clear to my future wife - whoever she may be.