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To: chuckles

He was the guest speaker at my brother’s high school graduation. I like listening to him but his oration doesn’t fit the modern sound-bite mentality of most Americans. Many people have such a short attention span they can’t follow an argument from premise to conclusion.

It’s probably why TV programs have gotten shorter as they cram more commercials into a programming hour. They even did away with many TV themes and they run promos during the closing credits. People have to be constantly entertained or they tune out. See the movie Idiocracy for an example of this.


42 posted on 03/13/2009 2:00:02 PM PDT by Crolis (Kill your television!)
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To: Crolis
People have to be constantly entertained or they tune out. See the movie Idiocracy for an example of this.

A sadly accurate conclusion. I thought the movie was brilliant satire; unfortunately it is becoming true as we post.


President Camacho at the wheel of the Presidential limo

75 posted on 03/13/2009 2:49:21 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("Praise and worship" is my alternate lifestyle.)
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