http://www.bodhipaksa.com/archives/happiness-and-television random thoughts of a western buddhist Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:43:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.bodhipaksa.com/archives/happiness-and-television/comment-page-1#comment-58015 RogerHyam Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:14:48 +0000 http://www.bodhipaksa.com/?p=1244#comment-58015 I have had a fraught affair with the television over the last decade. For more than half that time we have not had a TV that could pick up signals but usually had a video or DVD player. The best way I could describe my emotional state after watch more than about 30 minutes of TV is depressed. I would recommend "Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television" by Jerry Mander. It is a bit dated now but a classic - especially as he points out that information over-load is not what you get by sitting in front of a television or computer screen - quite the opposite. I have had a fraught affair with the television over the last decade. For more than half that time we have not had a TV that could pick up signals but usually had a video or DVD player. The best way I could describe my emotional state after watch more than about 30 minutes of TV is depressed. I would recommend “Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television” by Jerry Mander. It is a bit dated now but a classic – especially as he points out that information over-load is not what you get by sitting in front of a television or computer screen – quite the opposite.

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