It used to be TV, but I would rather spend money on an internet feed than a satellite dish. I do not have an antenna that grabs stations from nearby large cities, and there is no local cable. So, I can only watch TV when I visit my friend with the dish. I am vaguely alarmed at how how the TV sucks my brain out, so I am rather glad that I can no longer watch it at home. Also, I have become increasingly disenchanted with the opinions and morals (more specifically the lack thereof) exhibited on television. My family and I manage to entertain ourselves with a small, but growing, collection of VHS tapes and DVD's. Once I can justify the expense, I will get the computer equipment to write my VHS collection to DVD's.
I will admit that the reason that I pay more attention to the Internet than Radio or Print Journalism is for the simple reason that it is easier for me to find opinions that fit into my worldview. I am one of those neanderthalic throwbacks that believes in right and wrong, so the tyranny of moral relativism that dominates the mainstream media leaves me cold. I not only believe in right and wrong (terribly unpopular), I also believe that rights and freedoms should only be bestowed on people who acknowledge responsibilities and obligations (if anything, even less popular than right and wrong).
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