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,EV]YONE KN[S H[ 9SIPID & 9ANE MO/ TELEVISION PROGRAMS >E4 ,IT'S CLE> TO ANYONE :O SP5DS AN H\R 9 FRONT ( PRIME TIME ?AT ! SITCOMS1 NEWS1 & COMM]CIALS ALIKE >E DELIB]ATELY DESIGN$ TO APPEAL TO L[E/ COMMON D5OM9ATOR LEVELS ( TA/E1 9TELLIG5CE1 & ATT5TION SPAN 9 ! 9T5D$ VIEW]S4 ,IT HAS BE5 A CLI*E = G5]ATIONS N[ ?AT TELEVISION IS 0M9DLESS 5T]TA9M5T40 ,H[EV]1 MO/ PEOPLE DON'T REALLY SEE ?IS AS ANY OBJECTION TO WAT*+ TELEVISION4 ,IT'S NOT TOO H>D TO COME TO ASSOCIATE 9ANITY & IRRELEVANCE ) 5T]TA9M5T1 TO COME TO ASSUME ?AT 0BE+ 5T]TA9$0 MEANS GIV+ Y\R CRITICAL & CREATIVE FACULTIES A RE/ -- H[ TIRESOME IT IS TO BE CRITICAL & CREATIVE1 ANYWAY6 ,& 9 A SOCIETY ?AT SEEMS 9T5T ON TAK+ NO?+ S]I\SLY \TSIDE ( ! 0PR(ESSIONAL WORLD0 ( PRODUCTION1 EX*ANGE ( GOODS & S]VICES1 & ACCUMULATION ( WEAL? 7WITNESS \R G5]AL DIS9T]E/ 9 EV]Y?+ FROM ,DANTE TO DATE RAPE71 IT SEEMS ONLY NATURAL ?AT WE SP5D \R LEISURE TIME 9 ! LEA/ CON/RUCTIVE MANN] POSSIBLE4 

,BUT ! NEGATIVE EFFECTS ( WAT*+ TOO MU* TELEVISION >E MU* MORE COMPLICAT$ ?AN !Y APPE> TO BE AT FIR/ GLANCE4 

,\R DEP5D5CE UPON TELEVISION & O!R MANIFE/ATIONS ( ! HOMOG5IZ$ 0MASS M$IA0 TO KEEP US 5T]TA9$ & 7SU* AS IT IS67 9=M$ HAS ECONOMIC1 SOCIAL1 &1 MO/ IMPORTANTLY1 P]SONAL RAMIFICATIONS = ALL ( US4 ,= \R RELATION%IP ) ?IS M$IA IS ONE ( SPECTATOR TO SPECTACLE1 & LIFE ITSELF IS LESS FULFILL+ = ?OSE :O WAT* ?AN IT IS = ?OSE :O ACT4 

,?IS SPECTATOR_/SPECTACLE RELATION%IP IS REVEAL$ BY ! GODLIKE /ATUS ( 0/>S0 & O!R PUBLIC FIGURES 9 \R SOCIETY4 ,! M$IA DEP5D P>TLY UPON ! GLAM\RIZATION1 EV5 DEIFICATION1 ( 0P]SONALITIES0 SU* AS ,TOM ,CRUISE1 ,ICE ,CUBE OR ,NANCY ,REAGAN = ! MAT]IAL !Y COLLECTIVELY USE TO KEEP US WAT*+4 ,C]TA9LY !SE PEOPLE >E NOT ?AT MU* DIFF]5T FROM OR MORE EXCIT+ ?AN ! RE/ ( US -- & ! FACT ?AT SO MANY ( !M CAN MOVE FROM ONE ROLE TO ANO!R 7FROM MODEL TO ROCK />1 FROM ROCK /> TO ACTOR1 FROM ACTOR TO PRESID5T ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES7 )\T ANYONE BATT+ AN EYE IS PRO( ?AT IT IS !IR M]E /ATUS AS PUBLIC FIGURES1 NOT !IR UNUSUAL TAL5TS 9 A GIV5 FIELD1 ?AT MAKE !M 0NEWSWOR?Y40 ,SO MU* USELESS 9=MATION AB\T !SE 9DIVIDUALS IS SPEW$ AT US DAILY ?AT ONE CAN'T HELP BUT EV5TUALLY PAY ATT5TION444 SOON Y\ KN[ MORE AB\T ,MADONNA'S NEW BOYFRI5D ?AN Y\ KN[ AB\T Y\R [N NEI<BORS4 ,P]HAPS Y\ EV5 BEG9 TO LIVE VIC>I\SLY ?R\< ,MADONNA1 AS ! M$IA PRES5TS H] AS ! P]SONIFICATION ( 0FEM99E0 *>M & DANG]1 AS LIV+ A LIFE VA/LY MORE 9T]E/+ ?AN Y\R [N4 

,EV5 WORSE1 WE SOON KN[ EV5 MORE AB\T FICTIONAL *>ACT]S ?AN WE DO AB\T REAL PEOPLE4 ,LI/5 TO PEOPLE 9 !IR CASUAL CONV]SATION & Y\'LL HE> H[ MU* TIME !Y WA/E TALK+ AB\T TELEVISION %[S1 OLD MOVIES1 & COMIC BOOK *>ACT]S4 ,:5 WE C\LD BE MAK+ BETT] PLANS = \R [N LIVES OR GETT+ TO KN[ EA* O!R BETT]1 WE 9/EAD SP5D \R TIME EX*ANG+ USELESS 9=MATION ! M$IA HAS PUMP$ 9TO \R HEADS4 ,& ( C\RSE ! MORE TIME WE SP5D WOND]+ :O WILL BE ,ROLL+ ,/ONE'S 0B& ( ! YE>0 NEXT1 ! LESS TIME WE HAVE TO MAKE MORE ( \R [N LIVES4 

,!RE'S A REASON ?AT ?+S >E ?IS WAY4 

  

,:5 TELEVISION COMPANIES1 MOVIE PRODUC]S1 & !IR ILK CONV9CE US ?AT 5T]TA9+1 EXCIT+ LIFE IS NOT SOME?+ ?AT EXI/S ALL >\ND US EV]Y DAY BUT 9/EAD CAN ONLY BE F\ND 9 ! LIVES ( CELEBRITIES1 OR 9 MOVIES1 !Y GET TO SELL LIFE ITSELF BACK TO US4 

,?AT IS1 :5 Y\ SP5D Y\R SP>E TIME WAT*+ TELEVISION RA!R ?AN TRAVEL+ OR FALL+ 9 LOVE OR PLAY+ SOCC]1 Y\ COME TO BELIEVE ?AT ! MO/ EXCITEM5T Y\ CAN HAVE IS 9 WAT*+ A TRAVEL %[1 A SOAP OP]A1 OR A SPORTS GAME ON TELEVISION4 ,& ! MORE Y\ WAT* !SE ?+S ON TELEVISION1 ! MORE Y\ =GET ?AT Y\ C\LD ACTUALLY BE \T DO+ !SE ?+S Y\RSELF RA!R ?AN JU/ WAT*+ !M4 ,Y\'D BE SURPRIS$ H[ MU* MORE EXCIT+ IT IS TO ACTUALLY MAKE MUSIC Y\RSELF ?AN TO WAT* ,M,T,V -- H[ MU* MORE FULFILL+ IT IS TO MAKE LOVE Y\RSELF ?AN TO WAT* SOME /RANG]S 9 A PORNOGRAPHIC MOVIE -- H[ MU* MORE EXHIL>AT+ IT IS TO ACTUALLY /RUGGLE AGA9/ AN OB/ACLE Y\RSELF ?AN TO JU/ WAT* AN ADV5TURE MOVIE4 ,BUT ! LESS (T5 Y\ LEAVE ! TELEVISION SET TO ACTUALLY DO !SE ?+S1 ! MORE EMPTY Y\R ACTUAL LIFE IS1 & ! MORE Y\ NE$ ! TELEVISION %[S TO MAKE UP = ! LACK ( ANY REAL EXCITEM5T 9 Y\R LIFE4 

,& ?AT'S :]E ! M$IA MOGULS COME 94 ,!Y'RE HAPPY TO PROVIDE Y\ ) A SUB/ITUTE LIFE -- AT A PRICE4 ,SURE !Y'LL SELL Y\ SECOND-RATE SEX & VIOL5CE1 VIC>I\S EXCITEM5T & AFFECTION444 BUT Y\ HAVE TO PAY = IT ON PAY-P]-VIEW OR CABLE TELEVISION1 Y\ HAVE TO PAY TO BUY ! TELEVISION SETS & ! MOVIE TICKETS & ! COMPUT] MODEMS1 Y\ HAVE TO BUY ! LATE/ FA%ION OR MUSIC MAGAZ9E4 ,ABOVE ALL Y\ HAVE TO LI/5 TO !IR COMM]CIALS ON ! RADIO1 READ !M 9 ! MAGAZ9ES1 OR WAT* !M 9 BETWE5 TELEVISION %[S4 ,!SE COMM]CIALS >E C>EFULLY 5G9E]$ TO GET Y\ TO SP5D Y\R MONEY ON ! PRODUCTS BE+ ADV]TIS$444 & :5 Y\ DO SP5D Y\R MONEY ON !M1 Y\'LL NE$ TO WORK H>D] & LONG] AT Y\R JOB TO MAKE MORE MONEY4 ,9 FACT *ANCES >E ?AT Y\R JOB ISN'T TOO REW>D+ TO Y\ EI!R1 & RA!R ?AN MAK+ Y\ FEEL SO ALIVE ?AT Y\ DON'T NE$ TELEVISION ANYMORE Y\R JOB PROBABLY MAKES WAT*+ TELEVISION SEEM ?RILL+ BY COMP>ISON4 ,SIMIL>LY1 Y\ MAY FEEL SO EXHAU/$ :5 Y\ F9I% WORK = ! DAY ?AT Y\ DON'T HAVE ! 5]GY TO DO ANY?+ BUT TURN ON ! TELEVISION444 & Y\ MAY EV5 COME TO ASSOCIATE DO+ ?+S ) WORK+1 & ?US ) BE+ EXHAU/$ & DISSATISFI$1 & WAT*+ ?+S ) BE+ 0(F ! CLOCK0 & FEEL+ 0FREE40 ,SO Y\ F9D Y\RSELF SEEK+ MEAN+ 9 LIFE FROM WAT*+ ! ,SUP]B[L RA!R ?AN WORK+ ON Y\R [N GAME4 

,& ?IS W\LD BE HIL>I\S IF IT WASN'T SO TRAGIC3 AS LIKELY ?AN NOT1 ! JOB Y\ PUT ALL Y\R EF=T 9TO HAS SOME?+ TO DO ) ! M$IA OR M>KET+ 9DU/RY4 ,MAYBE Y\ WORK AT AN ADV]TIS+ AG5CY1 OR A TELEVISION /ATION1 OR = SOME BUS9ESS ?AT MAKES & M>KETS A PRODUCT ?AT IS COMPLETELY USELESS TO HUMANITY -- BUT ?AT EV]YONE BUYS BECAUSE IT IS SO HEAVILY ADV]TIS$4 ,COCA ,COLA IS A GOOD EXAMPLE4 ,SO :ILE Y\'RE GETT+ BURN$ \T & MISS+ \T ON REAL LIFE1 ON VISC]AL1 9T5SE1 UNM$IAT$ EXP]I5CE1 JU/ SO Y\ CAN BUY A *EAP SUB/ITUTE = IT1 Y\'RE SUPPORT+ ! SAME SY/EM ?AT IS WA/+ Y\R TIME UNTIL Y\ DIE4 ,& MAKE NO MI/AKE AB\T IT1 Y\ >E GO+ TO DIE -- DO Y\ WANT TO LOOK BACK ON A LIFE ( WAT*+ & TALK+ AB\T ! ,COSBY ,%[1 OR A LIFE ( PA9 & PLEASURE1 ROMANCE & /RUGGLE1 LOVE & HATE8 

,>E Y\ SATISFI$ TO WAT* O!R PEOPLE DO :AT Y\ C\LD BE DO+ Y\RSELF1 IF Y\ DIDN'T WA/E SO MU* TIME WAT*+1 DIDN'T SP5D SO MU* TIME WORK+ AT A JOB Y\ HATE TO BUY ?+S Y\ DON'T NE$444 TO PAY = MORE WAT*+8 

,! SOLUTION IS SIMPLE1 IF Y\ WANT IT3 IT'S EASY TO TURN (F Y\R TELEVISION SET & GO \TSIDE4 ,/OP C>+ :AT ,ELVIS' DAU<T] IS DO+1 & />T C>+ :AT Y\R FRI5DS OR 5EMIES >E DO+1 :AT Y\R LOV] OR /EPMO!R IS DO+4 ,WALK \T ( Y\R (FICE CELL-BLOCK 9TO ! SUN%9E & LE>N TO DO )\T ?OSE FANCY CLO!S OR BR& NEW /]EO SO ?AT Y\ WILL BE FREE TO LIVE A LIFE ( *ALL5GE & EXCITEM5T1 A LIFE FILL$ ) NEW EXP]I5CES -- A LIFE :]E Y\ >E ! MA/] ( Y\R [N FATE RA!R ?AN JU/ A VICTIM ( A DULL JOB & A FEW %>P ADV]TIS+ CAMPAIGNS4 ,SURELY IF Y\ US$ ALL ?AT 5]GY ?AT Y\ WA/E SELL+ %OES OR PROGRAMM+ COMPUT]S = Y\R EMPLOY]1 Y\ C\LD F9D A REW>D+ WAY TO E>N 5\< MONEY Y\RSELF TO MORE ?AN SURVIVE444 OR1 BETT] YET1 Y\ C\LD WORK ) O!RS T[>DS A WORLD 9 :I* SURVIVAL DOES NOT DEP5D UPON MONEY4 

,ACT N[ OR =EV] HOLD Y\R PEACE2 DON'T TALK AB\T H[ BOR$ Y\ >E1 OR H[ MU* Y\ HATE Y\R JOB1 OR H[ AMAZ+LY MEAN+LESS Y\R LIFE SEEMS 7:5 & IF Y\ EV] ACTUALLY /OP TO ?9K CLE>LY AB\T IT7 IF Y\'RE NOT WILL+ TO TRY TO SET Y\RSELF FREE4 

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