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Throw away your television!
July 27, 2007 //
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Imagine how much more productive you'd probably be if you never had the option of watching television. Suddenly you'd have countless extra hours in a week when you'd have to find something else to do.
It's hard to imagine what the world would be like if suddenly there was no television. Would people go outside more? Would you see more people walking down the streets or socializing with friends or neighbors on their front porches? Would the obesity epidemic go away? Would you actually do something beneficial for yourself or for society?
Probably not. The couch potatoes would simply migrate to their computer and play video games or surf the internet. But still, I think that would definitely be a step in the right direction. At least a person playing a video game would have to do some thinking. The internet could be a great source of information and goes way beyond just the sound-bites and headlines that TV news gives you.
Television allows you to be mindless. It encourages you not to think. TV networks want you to sit there and be sucked into the garbage they're feeding you so they could keep making a buck. Seriously... how many times have you watched a reality show on VH1 and when it was done thought to yourself "wow, that was half hour well spent"??? Never!
Some people might actually go out and start experiencing life. If they did they would find that their life had changed for the better and they'd never go back. Does anybody honestly believe that watching somebody experience something on TV is better than experiencing it for yourself?
To my friends that come home from work every day and turn on the television to unwind - do you have any idea how much time you actually waste sitting there? If you spend just two hours a day watching television you will have lost over 4 years of your life by the time your 50. Imagine what you could have done with those 4 years!! Think of all the people you could have met, all the places you could have gone and all the things you could have accomplished. Your life could be totally different.
If you're reading this - I DARE you to disconect your tv for a full month. Hide it somewhere if you need to. And don't go over your friends house to watch it either. I guarantee you you'll notice a positive improvement in your life. And I'm not going to be a hypocrite on this one. Tonight my TV leaves my room and leaves it leaves for good.
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Ed:I haven't owned a TV in years, and I don't miss it at all. As an added bonus, you'll find yourself less tempted to buy things you don't need when you're not exposed to all the commercials.
We do watch DVDs on a nice LCD monitor. But it's much easier to control the amount that you watch that way, and there's no ads.
Posted on: Jul 29, 2007 6:12:35 PM
Bell:Amen, brotha! Aaaaaand the backround noise of a TV in your house is said to add stress to peoples lives subliminally. Cable companies & products advertised on TV make no profit from me, and I'm proud of it!
Posted on: Jul 30, 2007 9:20:53 AM
Sean:Glad you two agree with me!
Ed, I like the LCD idea for DVD's. I may set something like that up.
Posted on: Jul 31, 2007 8:35:04 AM
Krzysztof Fus:Actually one time, watching Flavor of Love. When that fat chick crapped all over the stairs. I thought that was an hour well spent xD -slapsknee-.
Posted on: Jul 31, 2007 9:17:31 PM
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