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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neocon who wrote (84543)	7/31/2000 3:26:12 PM
From: cosmicforce	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

It's intellectual fast food, packaged for anyone and everyone. A little greasy and not very good for you if you eat too much, but it can be part of a balanced diet. All of the activities you named were active, first-person activities. TV is a mostly passive medium, kinda like watching a campfire. Flicking the remote is like poking the embers. It plugs into that part of the brain which hypnotizes. My mind wanders when I watch TV even with stuff that I find interesting. The IV drip is too slow. Even enjoying a symphony or a play, or reading a book require SOME participation. If one doesn't expect TV to do anything other than light the room and allow you to watch the "shadows", you're okay.