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haibane · 12-16-2009, 03:16 AM

I've been off the thing for 4 years now, after a life-long addiction ... I now feel SO sorry for all the people who do watch TV whom I visit on occasions (and most of them are no sheeple zombies), especially if they have children and they use the TV to entertain them. Not that I don't understand, they'd need a granny (i.e. mother-in-law) on the premises most of the time, which is far less acceptable for them then to rid of the TV set.

Having the opportunity to get an occasional glimpse of what I was wasting time on is quite revealing, even though being rather a geek I've got great respect for the technology. But the content just doesn't justify the time, effort and resources invested in it.

Btw anyone here familiar with Strugatski brothers' Inhabited Island?

12-16-2009, 03:16 AM	#45
haibane Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Prague Posts: 75	Re: Turned off my TV, what a difference. I've been off the thing for 4 years now, after a life-long addiction ... I now feel SO sorry for all the people who do watch TV whom I visit on occasions (and most of them are no sheeple zombies), especially if they have children and they use the TV to entertain them. Not that I don't understand, they'd need a granny (i.e. mother-in-law) on the premises most of the time, which is far less acceptable for them then to rid of the TV set. Having the opportunity to get an occasional glimpse of what I was wasting time on is quite revealing, even though being rather a geek I've got great respect for the technology. But the content just doesn't justify the time, effort and resources invested in it. Btw anyone here familiar with Strugatski brothers' Inhabited Island?