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"Passive Media Consumption is Fundamentally Bad"

This sounds like the worst empty slogan. Similar to those thrown around by all sorts of life coaches.

The author gives no definition of 'passive' entertainment. Therefore, a few supporting questions: Is playing games passive or not? If I stomp my foot to music is it no longer passive? Is reading a book passive?

Huge arrogance, by the way: "consumption of any media – film or television [...](means) to be filled with other people's mediocre thoughts and games".

For me, movies, games, books or music are an extension of my mediocre thoughts. They give a glimpse of how other people feel or see similar situations. They show them from a different perspective.

If the author thinks he has already seen all the perspectives of the world then I am purely sorry.




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