A new study, conducted by me, has concluded that even if one attempts to stop watching television, it is practically impossible, while maintaining any sort of social contact, to not be affected by its reach in one way or another. For example, while visiting friends or family and being in a room with a television turned on, whether people are watching it or not, or just walking down the street and walking past televisions or even television walls, are common occurrences today. These, in my opinion, are the most dangerous forms of second-hand television. Your mind is concentrating on other things, a conversation with a friend, eating, drinking, or reading, for example, so it does not realize that it should be putting up its normal defenses. {more}
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