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I saw a TV in 8 of 11 pictures. All the pictures were remarkable in their austerity. The first picture struck me by the wind generator, satellite dish, and TV
by gvb 14y ago
I saw a TV in 8 of 11 pictures. All the pictures were remarkable in their austerity. The first picture struck me by the wind generator, satellite dish, and TV next to the other utilitarian possessions.
Conclusion: information ranks right up there with food and shelter.
- ternaryoperator 14y agoI suspect it's entertainment, rather than information. Underlying both both possibilities, the TV is a viewable link to the larger society.
- shimon_e 14y agoIt's entertainment. From my experience in China I've rarely seen a news channel over a movie. Traditional kung fu style movies are the most common amongst the older population.
- JohnsonB 14y agoEntertainment can be equated to information in a practical sense though.
- batista 14y agoNo, it really can not. Except in the Niquist/Shannon sense, or if you work for E channel...
- JohnsonB 14y agoEntertainment is a method by which people acquire cultural facts, knowledge, even wisdom and philosophy. It easily extends to picking up domain specific knowledge as well, episodes often center around a scientific/technical subject which allows audiences to pickup a cursory level of knowledge in a subject otherwise foreign to them. So directly, yes, entertainment=information even in a very literal sense.
- batista 14y agoProbably never watched Chinese TV...
- seanmcdirmid 14y agoThis surprises me, why people expect that they not have TVs in the countryside? Even the most remote village has some kind of power (water wheels are common, wind and solar also), then the TV, the DVD player, the karaoke machine are minimums (but cellphone is always first). The only pic without a TV...people who live on a boat, and what looks like a rich antique dealer.
- ianpri 14y agoThe antique dealer's TV is to the left of his Lexus in the background.