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RE: TV as Tunnel Vision: Tuning Out Never Felt so Good
I got rid of cable 9 months ago, and haven't watched any TV. I do spend more time on the internet (and lately Steemit!), however, I have more control over what is entering into my mind. This has been a time of trying to educate myself instead of trying to "veg out" and turn off my mind.
I find that "vegging out" with a book, or by being outdoors, or people watching in a café or airport is so much healthier than the Facebook and TV vegging. The internet is great. Like you said, you can control it. After hours of watching TV I would feel so isolated and almost alienated from everything.
Great point. To me, "vegging out" with a book or outdoors is actually filling my mind, even if I am putting on idle mode, where as TV is shutting off my mind. Hard to explain, but a book or outdoors stimulates and at the same time relaxes my mind, whereas TV is a cold shutoff, and opening the valves to receive whatever the producers want to inject.
That's true. Great point.