Rejecting Television — LessWrong
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I didn’t use to be, but now I’m part of the 2% of U.S. households without a television. With its near ubiquity, why reject this technology? • …
x Rejecting Television — LessWrong Addiction Practical Frontpage 91 Rejecting Television by Declan Molony 23rd Apr 2024 7 min read 10 91 I didn’t use to be, but now I’m part of the 2% of U.S. households without a television. With its near ubiquity, why reject this technology? The Beginning of my Disillusionment Neil Postman’s book Amusing Ourselves to Death radically changed my perspective on television and its place in our culture. Here’s one illuminating passage: We are no longer fascinated or perplexed by [TV’s] machinery. We do not tell stories of its wonders. We do not confine our TV sets
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