I agree, most of the people in my building use TV for a dose of "Heroics and Sex" that gets them away from their worries. Now I do not live with nerds but with more vanilla types. <BR> It is clear they want something passive as they really tune in and zone out; It still has a big draw as there was a collection taken up so that "The TV Room" TV would have mpre channels, specifically movie channels. <BR> The TV watched around here is pretty much shows with a simple message, such as "Touched By An Angel" and movies with a simple Theme and Heroics, Explosions, Excitement and Sex. There are a few people who have branched out into other things but they are few. Occassionally someone will listen to the news. <BR> The last thing many of them want is Interactivity, although one old guy I knew had the annoying clicking on the remote habit the minute one got interested in something. <BR> I left the TV room crowd the minute it became clear that my tastes were very different from others. Also I didn't like the manipulative nature of movies, and in general I don't want to be "worked up" because it interferes with one's ability to think clearly.
<BR> The odd thing is one fellow tenant thinks I am sort of some slave to the computer. I remember my old computer literally fried its mother board due to a fan that died while I was out. I was without my machine which I do use for more than fun and I was rather rattled by the prospect. A great deal of cruel humour was dumped on me. It was calle my pacifier. One guy drew a picture of me as slobbering two year old child sitting next to a keyboard and screen etc. I resisted the temptation to sneak out as disable the TV to see what would happen. It was a strong temptation.
TV does serve a few useful purposes for me; Although I don't watch much of it; Like maybe 10 hours a week on a good week and probably less; Mostly news;Maybe one favorite show if I have one. The useful purpose it serves is that it keeps me in tough what issues seem to have the attention of the great mass of randoms "out there".
If I use the Internet I generally miss things like the Scott Pertesen (see I can't even remember how to spell the guy's name) and other "big events"; I do like C-SPAN as it does give me a pretty good idea of what is going on in politics and where to start.
After I have that minimal base of information on "public issues" I will go off and use the print media either doirectly off the news stand or more and more the internet to further inversitgation.
The nice thing I get from the Internet is that I can explore areas the Newsies choose to ignore. The nice thing about the Internet is I can watch thins like "The National" the CBC's national news program. I haven't checked to see if I can listen to other news services in the world.
So I think and feel that if one uses a mix of media one can get some idea of what is going on in the world which is better than just one alone. I suspect that other people are beginning to notice this and there has beeen/will be a change. I think this is a good thing.
Have Fun,
Sends Steve
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I agree, most of the people in my building use TV for a dose of "Heroics and Sex" that gets them away from their worries. Now I do not live with nerds but with more vanilla types.
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It is clear they want something passive as they really tune in and zone out; It still has a big draw as there was a collection taken up so that "The TV Room" TV would have mpre channels, specifically movie channels.
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The TV watched around here is pretty much shows with a simple message, such as "Touched By An Angel" and movies with a simple Theme and Heroics, Explosions, Excitement and Sex. There are a few people who have branched out into other things but they are few. Occassionally someone will listen to the news.
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The last thing many of them want is Interactivity, although one old guy I knew had the annoying clicking on the remote habit the minute one got interested in something.
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I left the TV room crowd the minute it became clear that my tastes were very different from others. Also I didn't like the manipulative nature of movies, and in general I don't want to be "worked up" because it interferes with one's ability to think clearly.
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The odd thing is one fellow tenant thinks I am sort of some slave to the computer. I remember my old computer literally fried its mother board due to a fan that died while I was out. I was without my machine which I do use for more than fun and I was rather rattled by the prospect. A great deal of cruel humour was dumped on me. It was calle my pacifier. One guy drew a picture of me as slobbering two year old child sitting next to a keyboard and screen etc. I resisted the temptation to sneak out as disable the TV to see what would happen. It was a strong temptation.
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Have Fun
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Sends Steve
TV does serve a few useful purposes for me; Although I don't watch much of it; Like maybe 10 hours a week on a good week and probably less; Mostly news;Maybe one favorite show if I have one. The useful purpose it serves is that it keeps me in tough what issues seem to have the attention of the great mass of randoms "out there". If I use the Internet I generally miss things like the Scott Pertesen (see I can't even remember how to spell the guy's name) and other "big events"; I do like C-SPAN as it does give me a pretty good idea of what is going on in politics and where to start. After I have that minimal base of information on "public issues" I will go off and use the print media either doirectly off the news stand or more and more the internet to further inversitgation. The nice thing I get from the Internet is that I can explore areas the Newsies choose to ignore. The nice thing about the Internet is I can watch thins like "The National" the CBC's national news program. I haven't checked to see if I can listen to other news services in the world. So I think and feel that if one uses a mix of media one can get some idea of what is going on in the world which is better than just one alone. I suspect that other people are beginning to notice this and there has beeen/will be a change. I think this is a good thing. Have Fun, Sends Steve