> > > No surprise to hear that Charles Doane likes soap operas. > > Soap Operas are a lot worse than Pot, etc. > I'm sure they are, but where did that come from? You talking about > addictiveness? I don't understand how someone could watch a soap opera for > more than two minutes, much less every day. Everything about them is > embarassingly bad.
Thousands, if not millions, of women and men waste a good part of the day watching these things. They lose so much productivity and gain absolutely nothing from them except not being bored for the 4 hours they watch them. Also, it reinforces the romance myth of life. Sets their thinking patterns into templates that will never be fulfilled. And young people are seeing all these fucked up relationships where the whole cast is married at one time or another to the other cast members. That's worse than pot because at least people understand pot's effects. Soap Operas are worse than pot because people don't think they are harmful.
"Someone Else" <doesitreallymat...@hu.com> wrote in
> Thousands, if not millions, of women and men waste a good part of the day > watching these things. They lose so much productivity and gain absolutely > nothing from them except not being bored for the 4 hours they watch them. > Also, it reinforces the romance myth of life. Sets their thinking patterns > into templates that will never be fulfilled. And young people are seeing > all these fucked up relationships where the whole cast is married at one > time or another to the other cast members. That's worse than pot because at > least people understand pot's effects. Soap Operas are worse than pot > because people don't think they are harmful.
If they were smoking pot then they would probably realize just how bad what they were watching really is. This is Doane, isn't it? Who else could make the jump from soap to dope?
No, it takes insight and right thinking to make the jump from Soap to Dope. Doane is a troll, not me. I'm being serious. Soaps are the opiate of the people.
> "Someone Else" <doesitreallymat...@hu.com> wrote in
> > Thousands, if not millions, of women and men waste a good part of the day > > watching these things. They lose so much productivity and gain absolutely > > nothing from them except not being bored for the 4 hours they watch them. > > Also, it reinforces the romance myth of life. Sets their thinking > patterns > > into templates that will never be fulfilled. And young people are seeing > > all these fucked up relationships where the whole cast is married at one > > time or another to the other cast members. That's worse than pot because > at > > least people understand pot's effects. Soap Operas are worse than pot > > because people don't think they are harmful.
> If they were smoking pot then they would probably realize just how bad what > they were watching really is. This is Doane, isn't it? Who else could make > the jump from soap to dope?
In article <3e3604e4$0$30063$45beb...@newscene.com>, Someone Else
<doesitreallymat...@hu.com> wrote: > Thousands, if not millions, of women and men waste a good part of the day > watching these things. They lose so much productivity and gain absolutely > nothing from them except not being bored for the 4 hours they watch them.
People who spend large chunks of their time playing videogames probably shouldn't be pointing the finger of blame at what other people do for entertainment.
> In article <3e3604e4$0$30063$45beb...@newscene.com>, Someone Else > <doesitreallymat...@hu.com> wrote:
> > Thousands, if not millions, of women and men waste a good part of the day > > watching these things. They lose so much productivity and gain absolutely > > nothing from them except not being bored for the 4 hours they watch them.
> People who spend large chunks of their time playing videogames probably > shouldn't be pointing the finger of blame at what other people do for > entertainment.
> "terrell gibbs" <tgi...@bu.edu> wrote in message > news:280120031557518935%tgibbs@bu.edu... > > In article <3e3604e4$0$30063$45beb...@newscene.com>, Someone Else > > <doesitreallymat...@hu.com> wrote:
> > > Thousands, if not millions, of women and men waste a good part of the > day > > > watching these things. They lose so much productivity and gain > absolutely > > > nothing from them except not being bored for the 4 hours they watch > them.
> > People who spend large chunks of their time playing videogames probably > > shouldn't be pointing the finger of blame at what other people do for > > entertainment.
In article <3e36fc82$0$30064$45beb...@newscene.com>,
Someone Else <doesitreallymat...@hu.com> wrote: >I play video games about thee or four times a month. I work.
So *you're* the tard at my local video store who can't figure out how to frigging alphabatize the DVDs. Keep up the great work...
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> You play video games about Terrell Gibbs? > Wowzers.
> > or four times a month. I work.
> > "terrell gibbs" <tgi...@bu.edu> wrote in message > > news:280120031557518935%tgibbs@bu.edu... > > > In article <3e3604e4$0$30063$45beb...@newscene.com>, Someone Else > > > <doesitreallymat...@hu.com> wrote:
> > > > Thousands, if not millions, of women and men waste a good part of the > > day > > > > watching these things. They lose so much productivity and gain > > absolutely > > > > nothing from them except not being bored for the 4 hours they watch > > them.
> > > People who spend large chunks of their time playing videogames probably > > > shouldn't be pointing the finger of blame at what other people do for > > > entertainment.
In article <3e36fc82$0$30064$45beb...@newscene.com>, Someone Else
<doesitreallymat...@hu.com> wrote: > I play video games about thee or four times a month. I work.
And a lot of women leave soap operas on while working around the house. Soap operas are designed to be viewed in this way, with a lot of redundancy so that you can pick up the plot even if doing something else at the same time. It is very hard to do anything else productive while playing a videogame.
> In article <3e36fc82$0$30064$45beb...@newscene.com>, Someone Else > <doesitreallymat...@hu.com> wrote:
> > I play video games about thee or four times a month. I work.
> And a lot of women leave soap operas on while working around the house. > Soap operas are designed to be viewed in this way, with a lot of > redundancy so that you can pick up the plot even if doing something > else at the same time. It is very hard to do anything else productive > while playing a videogame.
Yeah ... I wish games that could be played while exercising had caught on.
> "terrell gibbs" <tgi...@bu.edu> wrote in message > news:290120030957134587%tgibbs@bu.edu... > > In article <3e36fc82$0$30064$45beb...@newscene.com>, Someone Else > > <doesitreallymat...@hu.com> wrote:
> > > I play video games about thee or four times a month. I work.
> > And a lot of women leave soap operas on while working around the house. > > Soap operas are designed to be viewed in this way, with a lot of > > redundancy so that you can pick up the plot even if doing something > > else at the same time. It is very hard to do anything else productive > > while playing a videogame.
> Yeah ... I wish games that could be played while exercising had caught on.
On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 17:03:42 GMT, I've Got A Loverly Bunch Of Coconuts wrote in rec.games.video.nintendo:
>> And a lot of women leave soap operas on while working around the >> house. Soap operas are designed to be viewed in this way, with a lot >> of redundancy so that you can pick up the plot even if doing >> something else at the same time. It is very hard to do anything else >> productive while playing a videogame.
Try playing games such as 'Rollercoaster Tycoon' or 'Sim City' or even 'The Sims'. These games don't require constant attention (well, 'The Sims' does to an extent) and you can go about other things whilst playing (i.e. leave the PC and come back 20 minutes later).
