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> Before the internet we referred to TV as "the opiate of the masses" No, that's religion.
by oldsecondhand 4y ago
> Before the internet we referred to TV as "the opiate of the masses"
No, that's religion.
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- 1vuio0pswjnm7 4y agoThat was only before TV. The expression originally referred to religion, but later referred to television. For example, see the citation provided to the July 15, 1957 issue of Time magazine.
- bitwize 4y agoOut in the more capitalism-loving parts of the country, it was just called the idiot box, the boob tube, etc.
- 1vuio0pswjnm7 4y agoThe Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy called it "the Drug of the Nation". The band was from the Bay Area. Does that qualify as a "capitalism-loving part of the country".