Have you noticed how important it is to the industry that you don't have service interruption when tv switches to digital. What if we all quit watching tv and took our lives back.
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Much of the American (and, by extension, world) economy would collapse, since TV advertising is, by far, the most effective.
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I'm glad I'm not the only person who feels this way! In my community they will give you a free box if you can't afford one. How about not spending money ensuring that the poverty stricken have tv and provide some health care ?
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If we all quit watching television and "took our lives back" most likely there would be an interesting surge in democratic involvement. Here is why: The more people communicate with one another rather than passively absorb opinions, the more complex and complete their world-view becomes. It is difficult to be out and about in your respective community without developing a proportional awareness of how your community could be improved. Interest in community is the root of activism. This is exactly why Television has been such a powerful force in the disempowerment of the electorate. It substitutes human community and interaction for passive info-tainment. I don't know what people would be demanding - what sorts of things they would be fighting for - what ideals they would think important, but I'm sure it would happen. Which is why the "Industry" is being subsidized by the government (conversion coupons); television reinforces passive compliance.
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Hello, where are you. Sign me up! lets get it going!
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