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"I think it's interesting how when people think of completely useless
activities to engage in, they immediately talk about either watching TV
or playing video games. Why are they so universally considered to be
complete wastes of time?
First of all, they are both billion-dollar industries. The video games
industry alone is on its way to being worth $300 billion by 2025. A lot
of work goes into making TV shows, movies, and video games. They can
take years to make, cost millions of dollars, employ thousands of
people, and companies like Netflix and Nintendo would not exist without
people paying to watch TV and play video games. As Bertrand Russell
explained in his 1932 essay "In Praise of Idleness," valuing the
production of movies but not the enjoyment of them makes no sense."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
