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It's television for the current generation. I've noticed my parents and inlaws cannot exist without having the television on. I mean they can, but pick a rando
by grepfru_it 5y ago
It's television for the current generation. I've noticed my parents and inlaws cannot exist without having the television on. I mean they can, but pick a random day, show up at their house and the TV is on some show that they are remotely interested in but watching because they had nothing else to do. That's instagram/facebook/snapchat/etc.
- datavirtue 5y agoI have always had stuff to do. This sounds like mental torture.
- freeflight 5y agoI consider it like white noise, having something running in the background somehow helps me better focus on what's in-front of me. In a way it's also a bit of a social substitute; When you live alone, and spend a lot of time alone, it can be nice to just listen to some human voices in the background as if you were not alone.
- Apocryphon 5y agoAs a civilization we've had this for over a decade now, surely this was what radio was like before television.
- 0x008 5y agoThat this thread includes a couple of comments like this is really interesting. It shows that HN is a very particular sample of the population.
- 93po 5y agomost people do not have the energy, drive, or motivation to constantly be doing things. i guess it's both a blessing and a curse if you do.