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I've never owned a television in my life. This has the following consequences: - There's a lot of smalltalk I can't engage in, you might not notice but there's
by mixmax 17y ago
I've never owned a television in my life. This has the following consequences:
- There's a lot of smalltalk I can't engage in, you might not notice but there's a lot of references to TV personalities in daily interaction with people.
- Sometimes I miss big stories that are only communicated through television. Typically some documentary about online predators, horrible conditions at old people's home or such. Everyone but me seems to know.
- I'm terrible at movie trivia and references since I don't really watch any.
- I'm forced to do something when I'm bored. I can't just turn on the telly and chill out, I have to do something active like reading a book, fixing my boat or commenting on Hacker news.
- When I watch television somewhere I instantly think how much facade and how little information the medium contains. This has gotten worse over the years.
- I have a lot of freetime to do stuff.
- jgrahamc 17y agoOn the social aspect where you don't get to know about people I had this effect when I returned to the UK after 15 years away. Since I had no idea who the new, local celebrities were I would find myself slightly alienated from conversations about people such as Jordan/Katie Price.
- mixmax 17y agoWho?
- jgrahamc 17y agoThat was my reaction. But now I know (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_%28Katie_Price%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_%28Katie_Price%29) Don't click that link unless you really want to know, some things can't be unlearnt.
- thismat 17y agoI've taken your advice, and not clicked that link. The tabloid covers I've seen while getting groceries reinforces that fact. thanks for the disclaimer!
- calcnerd256 17y agoI wish everyone was that careful when infecting others with memes.
- thismat 17y ago"- There's a lot of smalltalk I can't engage in, you might not notice but there's a lot of references to TV personalities in daily interaction with people." Heh, I know exactly how you feel. Normally I'm fine with being left out of those conversations though. "- When I watch television somewhere I instantly think how much facade and how little information the medium contains. This has gotten worse over the years." This is also spot on, besides it feeling like a facade, it also is very very boring.
- TheSOB88 17y agoOh, come on. Reading a book's as active as watching TV or YouTube. You're still being fed substance by somebody else. All of these have the potential to teach you, but none of them truly involve you.
- mixmax 17y agoTrue, but the quality of TV is amazingly low. There are a lot of good books out there that deserve to be read and not a lot of TV deserving to be watched.