Comments on: Marriage and the Arts http://starkravingcalm.com/archives/marriage-and-the-arts a mad writer's blogoratory Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:55:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: shane http://starkravingcalm.com/archives/marriage-and-the-arts/comment-page-1#comment-20462 shane Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:50:55 +0000 http://starkravingcalm.com/archives/marriage-and-the-arts#comment-20462 <p>Good observation Jonathan. I guess it is because people watch TV to kind of escape the "real world." It is a place where they can see their fantasies being played out. A place to watch people do things they wish they could do but don't.</p> <p>I stopped watching televsion years ago, mainly because of the unbalanced racial mix that doesn't reflect real America. For instance, Friends is based in NYC and hardly reflects the demographics of the city.</p> <p>I wonder if anyone has done a study on media influece on people and divorce rates? I have a bumper sticker that reads "TV transmitters require passive receivers." You should get one too! :)</p> Good observation Jonathan. I guess it is because people watch TV to kind of escape the “real world.” It is a place where they can see their fantasies being played out. A place to watch people do things they wish they could do but don’t.

I stopped watching televsion years ago, mainly because of the unbalanced racial mix that doesn’t reflect real America. For instance, Friends is based in NYC and hardly reflects the demographics of the city.

I wonder if anyone has done a study on media influece on people and divorce rates? I have a bumper sticker that reads “TV transmitters require passive receivers.” You should get one too! :)

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