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blackened lamp
blackened lamp at dawn
none seek illumination
preferring T.V.
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blackened lamp
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TV is such a delicious poison. Sigh. Too much Food Network for me. I feel guilty reading your poem, but the guilt never lasts long. ๐
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ROFL…I didn’t intend being moralistic about TV…it has two syllables whereas video games has three…”passive entertainment” was impossible! I wrote a choka for the silly lamp-post on the poet’s corner ๐
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TV is addictive, but it does seem to be losing its appeal with me. Even the shows that I like are becoming background noise. I wonder if people simply grow out of it eventually if they find something else to spend their time on.
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Your conclusion is probably very close to the answer. In a world where people depend passively on being entertained and take no responsability in creating or actively participating in passing their time, i think, tv, video games etc become very addictive indeed.
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Video games is a tough one. I grew up on them, but they hold more participation than TV. Maybe it’s just how my friends and I played them, but we would get together to play them together. Taking turns and multi-player modes were how we spent the time. Those that weren’t playing simply joked around and talked.
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My son did the same!
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