text: The problem with TV is that much of it represents a kind of synthetic reality. Real life is always a bit more blunt, a bit more bold, brash, and a little bit more nasty at times. And if you watch enough TV, this false reality transforms into a subliminal message. That all is as it should be. And then when the commercial breaks occur, the mind is primed for acceptance because "all is as it should be". We don't live in that world folks. You should throw those TV sets away.