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lordjedi
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A Crime, but Not by the Man Doing It
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31-May-2007, 1:04 AM
Wow, this thread sure went to shit.

Originally posted by: JediSage
You're right. Whatever. Keep happily becoming a drone, and buy all the shit they yell at you about in the commercials.


What are these things you speak of called commercials? 90% of what I watch is recorded onto a DVR. It gets recorded, then an hour or two after (sometimes a day or two), it gets watched. I fast forward through all the commercials, except for the occasional one that catches my eye as it's flying by (generally movie trailers and anything that has repetitive imagery). Even half of those commercials get skipped if they don't look interesting. I'd say I skip about 99% of commercials now.

I buy very little based on commercials. Most of the time if I do buy something based on the commercial, it's because I thought the commercial was so good that I want to see more like it. Even those things are generally quite inexpensive and it's usually only a one time purchase.

All that aside, just because some of us watch tv doesn't make us drones. It's simply another form of entertainment. Be it books, movies, radio, or whatever else. Some people get more pleasure from books. Some people get it from tv and movies. Both could easily be considered "drones". 90% of the books in any category are the same thing. 90% of what's on tv is the same thing. One is no better than the other. The only difference is that books increase your vocabulary and help your imagination. TV can do the same thing if you want it to.