Fwd: Re: Tv or not TV

["J. Marie Hall" <fionaeval at yahoo_com>]

--- "J. Marie Hall" <fionaeval at yahoo_com> wrote:
> Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 12:00:27 -0700 (PDT)
> From: "J. Marie Hall" <fionaeval at yahoo_com>
> Subject: Re: Tv or not TV
> To: over-the-rhine at actwin_com
> 
> hey guys,
> 
> barry asks:
> 
> > I am curious to know why there seems to be an
> anti->tv movement not just here
> > on the list, but in general.  TV is fun.
> 
> i agree with john that it is a matter of opinion,
> but
> from a practical side i'd point to creativity.  the
> list attracks a number of very creative people.  i
> find that tv pretty much kills my creativity...numbs
> my mind.  a comotose kinda thing.  so many things
> just
> being shoved at you.  as the years go on with faster
> clips and more elaborate technology, it reminds me
> of
> some of the descriptions in brave new world too.
> 
> john answers the question with:
> 
> >point was that I'm so busy having a life that I
> don't
> >have *time* for 
> >TV, not that TV is evil. I do think TV is
> unhealthy,
> >especially if not 
> >taken in moderation.
> 
> moderation...like most things, i guess.  as for busy
> lives, yeah.  i tend to have very little time for
> it. 
> after people time/community and work, my alone time
> is
> precious and small.
> 
> still, i think a case can also be made that we all
> fill our lives/time with things that could be
> construed as the immitation of having a life. :) 
> academic pursuits, for example.  
> 
> while i can get on a soapbox about the virtues of
> some
> passtimes over others, i still need to be careful to
> make sure i'm with people plenty (even as an
> introvert).  that, however, might be a moot point if
> others don't share certain aspects of my world view.
> 
> >But again, this has less to do with the >machine
> "television" than it 
> >does with the programming.
> 
> agreed. :)
> 
> -j. marie
> 
> 
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Like music, like painting, literature too wants to transcend its primary condition and become something higher. Art wants to move into silence, into the emotional and spiritual conditions of the world. Statues become melodies, melodies become yearnings, yearnings become actions."
- Ben Okri, "Beyond Words", A Way of Being Free

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