Bob wrote:
> Except for my weekly dose of "The Simpsons", which I consider to be
> the best written comedy ever, I stay away from TV. I know there are
> others here who do the same. There's nothing I can do about our society
> or our culture, but there's plenty I can do in my own life, and I do it.
> Ultimately, that's all we *can* do.
Ah, but you ARE a part of society - everyone is - and your decision not to
watch television does have an impact. You are one less consumer watching
the interminable advertisments that get played ad nauseum every ten minutes.
It may be an almost negligible impact, but if 1/2 a million other people
watching decide to turn off for a while, them those companies advertising at
that time are going to lose money, big time.
Personally, I always watch the Simpsons, and a few other select shows like
Bad Girls (English prison drama), Water Rats (Australian police drama) and a
few other things that I watch if I remember to turn on the TV. But I
usually video them while doing other things, then I can fast-forward through
the ads!
Hell
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