It has been a glorious silence. I haven't watched TV in years, but the car radio had been a daily thing before I switched cars. No radio now. At first I felt lost, after two weeks I feel great. I still keep up on current events on the countless blogs I frequent daily, but I take that in small doses. Without distractions, I've had time to take care of what matters.
I haven't watched television for about 10 years in my own home...and haven't listened to the steam powered wireless for a few years now. Can't say I miss it much. I listen a lot to music...and....read hard copy books and magazines.
You say that like it's a bad thing SM is so much more interesting than the local uber conservative echo chambers. Corey Bernardi's Australian Conservative Party looked promising for a while until Bernardi pulled the life support plug out of it. Bernardi cites 'lack of political success' as he calls time on his breakaway party View attachment 81568 Calling Bullshit. The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku https://www.bigskypublishing.com.au/books/accommodating-the-kings-hard-bargain/ View attachment 81570 that is not a selfie of me The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient by William B. Irvine Their Darkest Hour by Laurence Rees I hadn't been to my favourite bookshop for some several months now...my debit card took a caning when I bought these books yesterday though. I have time for reading, and fencing with my SM antagonists.
People around me are always shocked when they learn I don't even have a TV and haven't had one for the past 15 years. With that said, I have to admit that my house is overflowing with books. A bibliophiles delight but the day will come when my daughter will hate me for her "inheritance" LOL
I haven't watched TV or listened to the radio in many years. I just don't care much for spin and opinion. I read, I browse, and I apply what I see to the sniff test.
I was jammin with a young guitar picker one night at a bluegrass festival, one of the best pickers I've ever heard. I asked him how he got to be so good? He said "well, I took a perfectly good TV and hauled it to the dump."
I would give up TV if not for the old westerns, often black and white, Mattlock, and Perry Mason. When the news comes on, I turn to something else and seldom watch TV. Much easier to use net and see what I want, do not use any of the social media, so I can't really comment on it. I tend to go down rabbit holes and find out 3 hours later that I have just finished the 4 th post on the SR71 engines or the 5 th of Scratchlines stories or some other SHTF stories. But then I still think Chuck Jaegers Flight Simulator in Dos is the best game I ever played so I guess I am beyond hope. While I may not agree with some people, at least in this forum there is no official line and I thank the moderators for the job they do in herding the cats. Being 82, I tend to fixed in my opinions and perhaps more vocal than I should be.
I like all of them old B&W westerns as well. My grandfather lived to be 93,, and I always respected, and mostly trusted his opinions,,,, so I hope you continue being vocal in your opinions,,, they are appreciated.
If I'm ever in another home, the first thing I see is the huge television entertainment center in the living room. Those people are strange. The only things in my living room is some furniture, lighting, and a bookshelf.
