Or, alternatively, the dimmest children are the ones most likely to sit in front of the idiot box and vegetate.
I’ve known some rather dim individuals that simply had to have the television on at all times, even if absolute nonsense was on (such as late-night infomercials). I have a pet theory that such persons must have some form of mindless chatter in the background all of the time, otherwise the echo of the wind whistling between their ears might drive them mad.
“I’ve known some rather dim individuals that simply had to have the television on at all times, even if absolute nonsense was on...”
This is me. I need noise. Even at work in the middle of the night, I get a lot more done if I am playing a Rush podcast in the background. I guess you could look at it as a defect:)
When I really needed to study in college, though, I needed absolute quiet. I would get irritated at the library when people talked.