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The average 65 year old consumes 6 HOURS of TV a day? Jesus. No wonder they have a warped perception of politics. That little fearbox is controlling their lives

The average 65 year old consumes 6 HOURS of TV a day? Jesus. No wonder they have a warped perception of politics. That little fearbox is controlling their lives.

AmericanChopper 4y ago
My grandma probably watches about that much TV, but it’s mostly quiz shows and live sports. Not sure I’d leap to the same conclusion as you here.
- glitchc 4y ago
  Your grandma watches live sports? So unusual and yet so intriguing. Which ones are her favourites?
  - Symbiote 4y ago
    My grandma would watch cricket (which is the whole 6 hours sometimes...), snooker, tennis, cycling and Formula 1. My dad would watch the cricket by seeing the TV to the Teletext page for the score, and watching it refresh every minute. (If you're young or from America, this is life watching a Web page refresh.) There is only slightly less movement than watching actual cricket.
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  - AmericanChopper 4y ago
    Cricket, tennis and rugby union are her favourites. But she’ll watch whatever’s on if there’s nothing better to do. She’s loving the World Cup at the moment… Edit: Incase anybody’s wondering, I don’t think Symbiote and I have the same grandma. But I don’t know for certain.
  - astura 4y ago
    My grandma absolutely loves watching (American) football.
louison11 4y ago
Sad indeed. Many people waste the last 2-3 decades of their lives on TV. I’m not entirely sure why, but an assumption is that they prob didn’t live a very sovereign life in their younger years, have grown increasingly disconnected from themselves through life, and by the time they’re older have completely lost track of what makes them come alive/is healthy.
- prawn 4y ago
  Plus it's cheap, easy and stimulating.
_-david-_ 4y ago
Do you really think watching TV vs internet usage really different for warping political views?
- seattle_spring 4y ago
  It has the potential to be different, absolutely.
- notch656a 4y ago
  You and I are having a conversation about politics. I assume you think you have some fairly moderate views and you aren't being funded by a media mogul with billions of dollars. How would you and I talk over the TV? IMO unidirectional media is worse in a lot of ways; it trains the counterparty they have no say and they are a passive receiver of information with the only speakers being an extremely narrow selection of paid parties.
  - orwin 4y ago
    Also, written media is inherently superior to animated media in my opinion, if you want something else than entertainment and factoids. I mean, i like alternative history, and even history channels on youtube or the television. But i would never form an opinion from them. I would rather read, even old and criticized Paxton books, because i know i would stumble on some stuff, sometimes rightly, often not, and the lecture of newer books will confirm, or infirm my original thought, and allow me to form better one (not a WW2 nerd by the way (i really prefer the 16th to 19th), but i think Paxton should be the most read historian on a non history-focused forum. And he was my entry point into the science).
  - _-david-_ 4y ago
    How many people actually use the comments vs just consuming the content? Even if many people read the comments (which I doubt) the majority of the comments aren't insightful and don't provide any contradiction to the point of the video. I don't have any evidence, but I think this may even make things worse. Since many people like to be apart of the crowd if all they are seeing is everybody agreeing it could solidify their views. Also, when it comes to TV and radio some shows have callers to the show. It does make it interactive and can provide alternative points. This appears to be falling out of favor though.
dislikedtom2 4y ago
Same goes for twitter. Gosh I hope nobody uses 6 hours of twitter a day.
chrisseaton 4y ago
I wonder what counts as 'watching'. Like if you measured it I probably spend ten hours a day 'listening' to the radio - as in it's on in the background in the kitchen most of the time. I'm not sitting there intently listening to it and not doing anything else. Probably the same for this TV statistic.
aaron695 4y ago
brandonmenc 4y ago
> No wonder they have a warped perception of politics. That little fearbox is controlling their lives. Ah yes, unlike us enlightened younger people who choose to spend our time in fancy online echo chambers.
fleddr 4y ago
Even then, typical TV content is still very middle of the road compared to online content.

The average 65 year old consumes 6 HOURS of TV a day? Jesus. No wonder they have a warped perception of politics. That little fearbox is controlling their lives.

AmericanChopper 4y ago

My grandma probably watches about that much TV, but it’s mostly quiz shows and live sports. Not sure I’d leap to the same conclusion as you here.

glitchc 4y ago
Your grandma watches live sports? So unusual and yet so intriguing. Which ones are her favourites?
- Symbiote 4y ago
  My grandma would watch cricket (which is the whole 6 hours sometimes...), snooker, tennis, cycling and Formula 1. My dad would watch the cricket by seeing the TV to the Teletext page for the score, and watching it refresh every minute. (If you're young or from America, this is life watching a Web page refresh.) There is only slightly less movement than watching actual cricket.
- deleted 4y ago
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- AmericanChopper 4y ago
  Cricket, tennis and rugby union are her favourites. But she’ll watch whatever’s on if there’s nothing better to do. She’s loving the World Cup at the moment… Edit: Incase anybody’s wondering, I don’t think Symbiote and I have the same grandma. But I don’t know for certain.
- astura 4y ago
  My grandma absolutely loves watching (American) football.

louison11 4y ago

Sad indeed. Many people waste the last 2-3 decades of their lives on TV. I’m not entirely sure why, but an assumption is that they prob didn’t live a very sovereign life in their younger years, have grown increasingly disconnected from themselves through life, and by the time they’re older have completely lost track of what makes them come alive/is healthy.

prawn 4y ago
Plus it's cheap, easy and stimulating.

_-david-_ 4y ago

Do you really think watching TV vs internet usage really different for warping political views?

seattle_spring 4y ago
It has the potential to be different, absolutely.
notch656a 4y ago
You and I are having a conversation about politics. I assume you think you have some fairly moderate views and you aren't being funded by a media mogul with billions of dollars. How would you and I talk over the TV? IMO unidirectional media is worse in a lot of ways; it trains the counterparty they have no say and they are a passive receiver of information with the only speakers being an extremely narrow selection of paid parties.
- orwin 4y ago
  Also, written media is inherently superior to animated media in my opinion, if you want something else than entertainment and factoids. I mean, i like alternative history, and even history channels on youtube or the television. But i would never form an opinion from them. I would rather read, even old and criticized Paxton books, because i know i would stumble on some stuff, sometimes rightly, often not, and the lecture of newer books will confirm, or infirm my original thought, and allow me to form better one (not a WW2 nerd by the way (i really prefer the 16th to 19th), but i think Paxton should be the most read historian on a non history-focused forum. And he was my entry point into the science).
- _-david-_ 4y ago
  How many people actually use the comments vs just consuming the content? Even if many people read the comments (which I doubt) the majority of the comments aren't insightful and don't provide any contradiction to the point of the video. I don't have any evidence, but I think this may even make things worse. Since many people like to be apart of the crowd if all they are seeing is everybody agreeing it could solidify their views. Also, when it comes to TV and radio some shows have callers to the show. It does make it interactive and can provide alternative points. This appears to be falling out of favor though.

dislikedtom2 4y ago

Same goes for twitter. Gosh I hope nobody uses 6 hours of twitter a day.

chrisseaton 4y ago

I wonder what counts as 'watching'. Like if you measured it I probably spend ten hours a day 'listening' to the radio - as in it's on in the background in the kitchen most of the time. I'm not sitting there intently listening to it and not doing anything else. Probably the same for this TV statistic.

aaron695 4y ago

brandonmenc 4y ago

> No wonder they have a warped perception of politics. That little fearbox is controlling their lives. Ah yes, unlike us enlightened younger people who choose to spend our time in fancy online echo chambers.

fleddr 4y ago

Even then, typical TV content is still very middle of the road compared to online content.