Originally Posted By: JHZR2
responsible television isnt the issue. Its the amount of garbage that costs hundreds if not thousands of dollars a year to waste time on.
Here's the problem I have with all these types of discussions. It's based on the simple proberb: People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. This translates to: Do not criticize others if you have similar weaknesses yourself.
Let me turn the tables on you. This is a friendly joust, mind you. Not a personal attack or judgement. Purely hypothetical. If I remember correct, you have 4 to 6 vehicles for you and your wife (if I am wrong, then lets imagine you do). One is a BMW? and one is an old truck that is only used rarely for real work.
Here I go......"It's the amount of garbage that costs hundreds if not thousands of dollars a year to waste time on". Extra insurance costs. Extra maintenance and repair costs. Huge amount of time wasted on care, repairs, maintenance. Didn't you once claim to spend hours clearing leaf debris and then detailing door jambs, hinge areas, etc.? No one needs a car that can go 130mph, a jeep or truck that can clear mud bogs. Everyone should have one or two appliance type vehicles that meets their basic needs. Anything else in just decadence and wasted time AND money that could be spent better else where.
Touche.....my wife and I actually only keep one appliance type vehicle for the two of us and this is what I choose (for the past 38 years). But, you don't find me beating my chest and patting my back every other week, espousing my greatness and everyone else's weakness. What's good for us does not apply to everyone else.
Another example: a retired couple that own an overly large home and claim monthly utility bills of $1,200 dollars or more. "It's the amount of garbage that costs hundreds if not thousands of dollars a year to waste time on". A home half this size could still be extremely comfortable. Much less time to maintain. Much less money to maintain. Much less burden on the environment, especially considering the overly large yard that requires a commercial mower to maintain.
Touche again. My wife and I successfully live in a typical post WWII home of 1,200 sq. ft, one bathroom and we raised three fine kids here. Again, I don't criticize others for their choice that is different.
How about the professional sports in the U.S. and all the waste of time and money associated with that? O.k., enough is enough for now. Not going there, all you lazy tv watching couch potatoes. $50 dollars to go sit in a dirty stadium, eat and drink outrageously priced food & drink, to watch spoiled men play a game, getting many millions a year????? Really stupid waste of time and money (don't forget, I'm being hypothetical here - no death threats sports fanatics!).
That's my .02 cents on this topic and many others like it at BITOG. That I can enjoy coffee at home for 10 cents while others spend $4.00 at Starbucks....pffft, their money to spend as they choose.
The social issues regarding all this stuff is another topic. But, judging others for how they spend their time and money, no matter how silly, is not part of my demeanor. To each, their own.