Who cares about how much television we watch? I do. I watch it for several reasons: to relax, to learn, and to be lazy. I love Once Upon a Time, Scandal, and The Walking Dead. I talked with my boss today about church and service this morning and television somehow weaseled into the conversation. Her preacher pointed out how the show Revenge, which he had seen previews of, was crazy. If one watches the show Revenge, then they must have hate and malice in their hearts and want to do the horrible things in the show. I never saw television shows in this light.
So the Emmy's have more publicity than the Nobel Prizes. What does this say about our society? It proves that we are exactly how we everyone thinks we are. Superficial and egotistic. Both are ego boosts. The Emmy's though, it is superficial because it is placing value in fantasy rather than reality. The Nobel Prize awards genius and acuity with real life advances. I think this is good because there are the people who thrive on recognition with flashing lights and others who fly under the radar without much complaint. I still haven't decided if it is appropriate but it is what it is.
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