You want to know why I love TV?
We're always trying to look for ways to validate our existence- whether it be through
religion, power, drug use, whatever it is that allows us to connect with something
higher- something intangible that makes us feel more connected, less alone, the truth of the triviality of our lives forgotten for that moment
And here we are, a species that has created a whole other medium
a world that we can escape to for an hour or a half hour
where every action a character has generally affects the other
the effect of the action giving that action meaning and depth
TV allows us to perpetuate the notion that each of our lives has a narrative
We aren't alone. Our lives have meaning.
The cruel joke is that TV isn't reality- it's a construct of our fantasies and fears
The genius of the human race is that language and storytelling allow us to communicate our experiences to make us feel less alone and engender the idea that our lives have direction and meaning
The tragedy is that it's a lie.
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