Reflecting on the Portal

Well, it's official! I can't watch TV like I used to. Every time I get to watch the TV I find that I no longer simply 'enjoy' the shows. Morality on TV aside, I am actually referring to worldviews and logic fallacies committed in each show. Bad premises and irrational plans or conclusions are made to be sound. Sure the shows have characters that are fun or interesting and often have neat visuals. Sure they are energetic mind journeys to places and actions we'll never take part in. Sure I used to glaze over and simply see a TV show as fun, visual, adventures in worlds that we not my own even if they looked identical, but it just isn't an option now. Every channel I watch, even my favorites (cartoon network and the discovery channel) are riddled with "knowledge, falsely so-called".

It stands then that the countless pairs of glazed eyes which stare into the box each night will fall further and further into such misleading principles and foundations, even though most people would claim they have "strong minds". It is reasonable to say that anything we stare at and enjoy frequently will become some part of how we grow and think and live. Even if you only admit to it happening subconsciously you then have to admit that the subconscious is what leads the conscious. "Thought is the father of deed", as they say.

Maybe next time you hear the comment of "TV will rot your brain" you might give this more than a passing thought. Maybe the next time you watch your favorite show, be it a sitcom/documentary/sci-fi adventure/etc, you will give some thought to just how you are effected by it over the years. Has it convinced you of saying "okay...maybe" to something you clearly should not? Just some thoughts here as I look back and realize what had happened to me, then realizing how it is happening to others around me. Take it as you like.