I love television. Just about everyone can tell you that. In the last two days I have watched 13 episodes of a 40 minute show I average 2-3 hours of tv a night. I don't like tv. Tv is not a good thing. I love it but it an astounding waste of time. Television is amazing in that it allows you to read without the mental activity. It is a drug and an addictive one at that. Not addictive in that you have withdrawal symptoms of headache but in that you have a unreasonable desire to watch the next episode, the next season, next show, get that next dose, and it is always there. I love the show Leverage. It is on hbo in the summer. I hate Lost. I hate it because it makes you keep watching because once you start you can't stop and you can't skip ahead without losing important story pieces. The entire show is a drug and you have to get your fix in an interval or run the risk of a spoiler for the next episode ruining the interest of the show.
As for the Nobel Prizes I feel that while they are amazing and always look for them myself n the news, they get the publicity of what the average person cares. Let's be honest how many people care about television not the Prizes. I am not saying this is a good thing just that is what it is. People do what is the most rewarding especially in the short term. If most had to choose watch half an hour of their favorite show or read about some guy who is way smarter than them, which are they going to choose? I think everyone knows the answer to this, however the better question is, "is that a good thing?". I dont know and I don't think anyone else has factual evidence either way the common person will probably say that it doesn't matter, the large corporation that tv is what fits the market and when you get down to it the brightest minds realize the world is what it is and stopping its function is a moot point.
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