@Hoss @synapsid @Boomerman @Owl No, it may be technically a waste of time, but the way the mind processes text is very different from staring at the same "people" night after night and listening to them talk. The latter is essentially received uncritically because TeeVee exploits the primitive social centers of the human mind

They literally think they are part of the same tribe and TeeVee Mans is their neighbor or friend