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I actually don't mind videos playing at the pump. There really isn't anything else do to.
by cglace 8y ago
I actually don't mind videos playing at the pump. There really isn't anything else do to.
- mikeash 8y agoI’d rather be alone with my thoughts. Most TV has negative value for me.
- oliveshell 8y agoSame. I know it’s a bad cognitive habit to let it get to me, but the asinine content on those “PumpTV” feeds just makes me angry. I’ve never once learned anything new from it, so I mute the speaker with my wallet while imagining it’s playing the voiceover from the PumpTV Superego sketch [1]: “You’re watching PumpTV... fuck you!” [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CmwrphX9kE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CmwrphX9kE
- mikeash 8y agoI haven't actually been to a gas station in several years, but the ubiquitous TVs in places like waiting rooms and airports drive me batty. I wouldn't even mind if the content was good, but it's always some nonsense like Four Morons Feign Knowledge of Foreign Policy or Young Couple Pretends to Choose a House.
- ConceptJunkie 8y agoAgreed. I'm perfectly fine just sitting for a few moments. Barring that, there are also usually magazines, which are hard to read when the TV is blaring at you. And if I have to wait more than a few minutes, I have a phone I can look at. Under no circumstances does a TV make things better.
- mcguire 8y agoJust another thing to ignore.