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Ditto. I am happy to say that I'm only vaguely aware of any of the celebs/scandals mentioned, because I don't watch TV. I can't avoid seeing celeb mags in the g

Ditto. I am happy to say that I'm only vaguely aware of any of the celebs/scandals mentioned, because I don't watch TV. I can't avoid seeing celeb mags in the grocery store checkout line, but I recognize fewer and fewer of the names. Also: although I've seen posters of Bieber, I've never heard him sing. See how nice life can be without TV? Now, if only Adblock Freedom were real: http://chromeadblock.com/freedom/ http://chromeadblock.com/freedom/

mirkules 15y ago
In television, like in life, you have to look for the gems that make up quality programming. I recently ran across a show where Stephen Hawking talked about the existence of God and black holes. Awesome program. After the show finished, it was immediately followed by "Axe Men" (or something). Does that mean Discovery channel sucks? Nope. You win some, you lose some. Likewise, I accidentally flipped to a channel with Spanish Flamenco dancing on a public channel, which was so far outside of my normal routine and culturally enriching that I couldn't help but watch. Where people get in trouble is when they use TV as a crutch to live life vicariously instead of using it to enrich their view of the world (or universe). Eleanor Roosevelt once said "Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, and simple minds discuss people." It's amazing how much more you can get out of television (or life) when you categorize a show into one of those three boxes and select the first one.
- billybob 15y ago
  Maybe so, but I'm not willing to sift through whatever happens to be playing at any given time, hoping to find something good and likely wasting my time. If all of TV's content were on something like Youtube, I might watch. "Whatever I want, whenever I want" should be the default mode of entertainment in the internet age.
  - mirkules 15y ago
    True, but that's the point of TiVo and DVR

mirkules 15y ago

In television, like in life, you have to look for the gems that make up quality programming. I recently ran across a show where Stephen Hawking talked about the existence of God and black holes. Awesome program. After the show finished, it was immediately followed by "Axe Men" (or something). Does that mean Discovery channel sucks? Nope. You win some, you lose some. Likewise, I accidentally flipped to a channel with Spanish Flamenco dancing on a public channel, which was so far outside of my normal routine and culturally enriching that I couldn't help but watch. Where people get in trouble is when they use TV as a crutch to live life vicariously instead of using it to enrich their view of the world (or universe). Eleanor Roosevelt once said "Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, and simple minds discuss people." It's amazing how much more you can get out of television (or life) when you categorize a show into one of those three boxes and select the first one.

billybob 15y ago
Maybe so, but I'm not willing to sift through whatever happens to be playing at any given time, hoping to find something good and likely wasting my time. If all of TV's content were on something like Youtube, I might watch. "Whatever I want, whenever I want" should be the default mode of entertainment in the internet age.
- mirkules 15y ago
  True, but that's the point of TiVo and DVR