Re: [Slightly OT] Philosophy (was Re: Replacement for Abiword: LyX? Openoffice?)
On Tue, Oct 21, 2003 at 08:20:25PM -0300, Ariannah Armstrong wrote:
> Do you own a television? That is even more of a passive activity than
> computers. :-)
The contrast between TV and computers cannot be over-emphasized.
Computers put you, the user, in control.
TV advertising subtly tries to eliminate self-control and make
you into a robot-like consumer. TV is absolutely the *worst*
kind of experience to which you can subject yourself.
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A new cognitive theory of emotion, http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/aleader
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