Comments on: Eight Reasons Why TV is Evil http://druidjournal.net/2006/08/02/eight-reasons-why-tv-is-evil/ Spiritual Guidance by Word, Card, and Star Mon, 14 May 2012 06:53:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: In Defense of Television | C. Patrick's Motley — A Goblinbrook Blog http://druidjournal.net/2006/08/02/eight-reasons-why-tv-is-evil/comment-page-1/#comment-316425 In Defense of Television | C. Patrick's Motley — A Goblinbrook Blog Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:19:24 +0000 http://druidjournal.net/2006/08/02/eight-reasons-why-tv-is-evil/#comment-316425 [...] are lots of internet pages (like this one) dedicated to the idea that television is evil and keeps us, as a society, sedated and thereby [...] [...] are lots of internet pages (like this one) dedicated to the idea that television is evil and keeps us, as a society, sedated and thereby [...]

]]> By: Mike http://druidjournal.net/2006/08/02/eight-reasons-why-tv-is-evil/comment-page-1/#comment-315018 Mike Sun, 25 Sep 2011 11:53:01 +0000 http://druidjournal.net/2006/08/02/eight-reasons-why-tv-is-evil/#comment-315018 I haven’t had a ‘brain washing machine’ for years and years. I really don’t want one. Can’t understand why anyone would regard having one as a necessity. If that puts me outside the ‘norm’ that ok with me. I haven’t had a ‘brain washing machine’ for years and years.
I really don’t want one.
Can’t understand why anyone would regard having one as a necessity.
If that puts me outside the ‘norm’ that ok with me.

]]> By: Joe http://druidjournal.net/2006/08/02/eight-reasons-why-tv-is-evil/comment-page-1/#comment-313828 Joe Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:26:04 +0000 http://druidjournal.net/2006/08/02/eight-reasons-why-tv-is-evil/#comment-313828 I almost stopped watching TV, I'm 20. It's a bit odd, really. My TV in my room broke, but before that, I would leave the TV on while sleeping, after getting dreams of infomercials and stuff, I figured that was terribly smart to do, and I also heard the theory that TV on while sleeping will mess with your body's ability to heal. Instead, I started just throwing on an album/playlist of music on instead, usually pretty quiet type stuff, like Ryuichi Sakamoto, etc. (That's another issue entirely, I believe in our society now, especially among young people, they don't appreciate quiet and/or romantic music anymore.) Eventually, the TV in my room just died, I believe God killed it (interesting story behind that.) So now, I have no TV in my room, and I just gradually learned to adapt without it. I mean, I don't think it's the devil or anything, but yeah, it's not good to watch it or play video games for many hours a day. I still watch TV if I'm sick or it's raining out or something, but otherwise, even though I'm 20, I "play outside" go hiking, rollerblading, etc. You just find different things to do, usually more constructive than television. My main issue, I just filled my life with doing different things, so I just very rarely made the time to just "watch" TV. Even when I'm on the computer, I can't pay attention to TV if it's on near me, so whatever. To sort of "religiously" get rid of television, though, I believe is sort of pointless. There's lots of other distractions, hell, even me typing out stuff on this blog is sorta pointless, I could be doing many other things instead. I'd say in my generation, while people still do watch TV, one of the bigger wifewasters is video games, specifically online games. It's not like these things are inherently bad, just it's better to do other things sometimes. I do know people who spend literally their entire waking day watching television. I also know people who literally spend their entire waking day almost playing online games, or posting on messageboards. There's a time and a place for all under heaven, I guess that's what I'm trying to say. One problem I'm personally having with TV and not playing online games, etc, like my friends (most of whom would be considered nerdy) is actually relatability. They'll tell me about TV, games, etc, and I'll talk about how I'm thinking of getting a new radius of hollow on my ice skates, and we both cancel eachother out in conversation, we're both living in different worlds now. The main reason people do things, I believe, is because other people do them, and I'm realizing that's pretty fruitless, but at other times I wish I could relate more to others. "All is summed up in the prayer which a young female human is said to have uttered recently: "O God, make me a normal twentieth-century girl!" Thanks to our labors, this will mean increasingly: "Make me a minx, a moron, and a parasite." — C.S. Lewis (The Screwtape Letters) I almost stopped watching TV, I’m 20. It’s a bit odd, really. My TV in my room broke, but before that, I would leave the TV on while sleeping, after getting dreams of infomercials and stuff, I figured that was terribly smart to do, and I also heard the theory that TV on while sleeping will mess with your body’s ability to heal. Instead, I started just throwing on an album/playlist of music on instead, usually pretty quiet type stuff, like Ryuichi Sakamoto, etc. (That’s another issue entirely, I believe in our society now, especially among young people, they don’t appreciate quiet and/or romantic music anymore.) Eventually, the TV in my room just died, I believe God killed it (interesting story behind that.)

So now, I have no TV in my room, and I just gradually learned to adapt without it. I mean, I don’t think it’s the devil or anything, but yeah, it’s not good to watch it or play video games for many hours a day. I still watch TV if I’m sick or it’s raining out or something, but otherwise, even though I’m 20, I “play outside” go hiking, rollerblading, etc. You just find different things to do, usually more constructive than television. My main issue, I just filled my life with doing different things, so I just very rarely made the time to just “watch” TV. Even when I’m on the computer, I can’t pay attention to TV if it’s on near me, so whatever.

To sort of “religiously” get rid of television, though, I believe is sort of pointless. There’s lots of other distractions, hell, even me typing out stuff on this blog is sorta pointless, I could be doing many other things instead. I’d say in my generation, while people still do watch TV, one of the bigger wifewasters is video games, specifically online games. It’s not like these things are inherently bad, just it’s better to do other things sometimes. I do know people who spend literally their entire waking day watching television. I also know people who literally spend their entire waking day almost playing online games, or posting on messageboards. There’s a time and a place for all under heaven, I guess that’s what I’m trying to say.

One problem I’m personally having with TV and not playing online games, etc, like my friends (most of whom would be considered nerdy) is actually relatability. They’ll tell me about TV, games, etc, and I’ll talk about how I’m thinking of getting a new radius of hollow on my ice skates, and we both cancel eachother out in conversation, we’re both living in different worlds now. The main reason people do things, I believe, is because other people do them, and I’m realizing that’s pretty fruitless, but at other times I wish I could relate more to others.

“All is summed up in the prayer which a young female human is said to have uttered recently: “O God, make me a normal twentieth-century girl!” Thanks to our labors, this will mean increasingly: “Make me a minx, a moron, and a parasite.”
— C.S. Lewis (The Screwtape Letters)

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