Is the T.V. a brainwash device or are people just parnoid (magazine, shows)

Yukon Cornelius · 03-24-2009, 04:26 PM

I ask you this because I want to know. *paranoid

simplephysics · 03-24-2009, 04:29 PM

I'd say it's doing more harm than good.

WWWP · 03-24-2009, 04:31 PM

My family decided it would be best for everyone if we shut off the cable. Now we just watch tv on the internet.

Yukon Cornelius · 03-24-2009, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by dreadnaught

I'd say it's doing more harm than good.

can you specify?

Roygbiv · 03-24-2009, 04:31 PM

TV is only harmful to excess. It's not just TV that's making people paranoid. Mediums as old as newspapers, magazines and advertisements outside of television are still inflicting needless fear and making us paranoid.

SATCHMO · 03-24-2009, 04:50 PM

I think it depends on how much time you spend watching it and how much as you use it as your basis for reality.

LoathsomePete · 03-24-2009, 04:58 PM

I don't dislike TV, I just ****ing abhor commercials. There are some good shows out there, but I always ALWAYS mute the TV during the commercials.

Whether or not TV is evil is up to debate. There are some intelligent, entertaining shows out there, but there's a lot of crap out there too, but that can be applied to music and literature as well. It's just a matter of sifting through the crap and finding the good things. However I do agree with what Huey Freeman said on The Boondocks right before grandad delivered the finishing blow to Stinkmeaner, "You know, right now we could all be reading a book."

SATCHMO · 03-24-2009, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Pobodys_Nerfect

"You know, right now we could all be reading a book."

That could easily apply to us as well lol

LoathsomePete · 03-24-2009, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

That could easily apply to us as well lol

True, but I think a lot of people use this site as a socialization tool, which then requires thought.

barbarella · 04-19-2009, 09:02 AM

I think the TV is sending out a lot of mixed messages, especially to the young kids and teenagers. It always has, except that now, in the UK at any rate, the boundaries have been pushed a lot further back. Material which wasn't acceptable not so long ago is now regarded as normal viewing. I don't get the feeling that people here are paranoid; more like subtle brain-washing has re-defined how we are supposed to think and act in our every day lives.

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Roygbiv marquee moon Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 759	TV is only harmful to excess. It's not just TV that's making people paranoid. Mediums as old as newspapers, magazines and advertisements outside of television are still inflicting needless fear and making us paranoid. __________________ Roygbiv's Review Revue LATEST REVIEW SILENT SHOUT BY THE KNIFE

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LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	I don't dislike TV, I just ****ing abhor commercials. There are some good shows out there, but I always ALWAYS mute the TV during the commercials. Whether or not TV is evil is up to debate. There are some intelligent, entertaining shows out there, but there's a lot of crap out there too, but that can be applied to music and literature as well. It's just a matter of sifting through the crap and finding the good things. However I do agree with what Huey Freeman said on The Boondocks right before grandad delivered the finishing blow to Stinkmeaner, "You know, right now we could all be reading a book." __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

04-19-2009, 09:02 AM	#10 (permalink)
barbarella Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 154	I think the TV is sending out a lot of mixed messages, especially to the young kids and teenagers. It always has, except that now, in the UK at any rate, the boundaries have been pushed a lot further back. Material which wasn't acceptable not so long ago is now regarded as normal viewing. I don't get the feeling that people here are paranoid; more like subtle brain-washing has re-defined how we are supposed to think and act in our every day lives. __________________ Below Zero.

03-24-2009, 04:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,847	I think it depends on how much time you spend watching it and how much as you use it as your basis for reality.