Mythsaje
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Mon Aug-01-05 11:41 PM
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Something I just don't get... |
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Why is it that most of America is so easily distracted from the things that are really important by television programs, sports, popular music, movies, their jobs, etc?
I have a job. Hell, I have two, if you include the author thing. I watch TV, with several favorite shows I watch regularly. I'm a movie nut, so I watch several a month as well. Okay, so I don't really do sports, except for an occasional baseball game when I'm in the mood.
How come so many other Americans find all this so distracting, anyway? I do all the things everyone else does, plus write, plus post and read here, plus cook dinner 5 nights a week, as well as being active in canine rescue AND semi-active in the local pagan community, not to mention playing AD&D at least a few weeks a month.
What's to be distracted by?
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RandomKoolzip
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Mon Aug-01-05 11:43 PM
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1. I work over 60 hours a week. |
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And it's physical labor, very tiring.
I'm not alone.
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cynatnite
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Mon Aug-01-05 11:44 PM
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2. People have different interests |
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They also lead different lives and for whatever reason may be involved in other ways we may not be aware of. Also, with this 'fast culture' of everything, a lot of people just don't take the time because of their busy lives.
I've never believed in the whole 'distraction' argument. I think people grow bored rather quickly and prefer to move on to other things until something else, or even the thing before it, catches their attention.
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shraby
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Mon Aug-01-05 11:44 PM
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3. Because many of them have the attention |
pk_du
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Tue Aug-02-05 12:26 AM
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4. Cos Corporate Media is a great teacher |
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...its almost Orwellian - but when when all you get is ALL;
Lacy/Nathalie/M-J etc... all the time...thats more than the sheeple can handle.
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