Comments on: Misclouded

By: N.

N. — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:27:49 +0000

suspic,
Oh, that’s a good one!

mjkout,
Hmmm probably true, but we’d never know would we..

By: mjkout

mjkout — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:46:36 +0000

We need these shocks at some points of our lives to help us realize that there is something else that exists out there and we should know about.
i think TV had a big influence on the way we think on our imagination and creativity, but who knows maybe we would learn other things that eventually lead us to the same place we are now but using a different path.

By: suspic

suspic — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:28:23 +0000

Imagine your life as an Arab married man, had you not been influenced by western TV.

Then proceed to laugh.

By: Nasser

Nasser — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:05:25 +0000

Miss-Informed,
Still? :l Get shocked every day huh.. true it never ends, but wouldn’t you get to the point where you no longer get surprised?

Amethyst,
Yes you are blessed that way:*

By: Amethyst

Amethyst — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:58:57 +0000

Everyone gets shocked from reality. That’s why I’m so against fairy tales. I grew up not watching cartoons but reading fairy tales. I guess I was wise beyond my years to think that at that age I thought it was all bullshit and complained to my parents to buy me better books;p

I’ll keep your motivation running;*

By: Miss-Informed

Miss-Informed — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:11:35 +0000

I’m still under shock from reality…

By: Nasser

Nasser — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:58:22 +0000

Nomad,
*thinking happy thoughts* ><

Haider,
Problem is I know myself, and the fact that I sometimes overwhelm myself. Point #1 is alright, but that is not always the case. There are times where what we watch is a mix of a lot of stuff, so even if some of it we agree with, the other could be noise.. and could be a type of interference.. that messed the whole thing up. True about #2 too. I believe that its best to focus on oneself, though sometimes not the easiest things to do.

By: Haider

Haider — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:40:17 +0000

We’re definitely influenced by what we watch, but I personally don’t like to think how differently I would have turned out if I hadn’t made the decisions that I made. There are too many possibilities, and this can be overwhelming to consider!

I like to think about how my future can turn out based on the decisions I make now (when I can actually make the decision!).

There are 2 points I’d like to make related to how TV influences us:

1- We tend to choose what to watch: We’re not brainwashed into accepting ideas that we weren’t attracted to in the first place. We enjoy some programs, but not others. Some movies, but not others. Therefore, we are reinforcing some ideas that we already accept (to some degree).

2- It’s important to distinguish between what’s possible in the realm of reality and what isn’t. Funnily enough, reality isn’t always the best measure for this! We may be exposed to hideous people, but this doesn’t mean that people are hideous, or that hideous people can’t change!

I keep my motivation running by focusing primarily on myself. I’m the only person I have control over. And whenever I succeed in making myself a better person, I find hope that others can change, too.

By: Nomad

Nomad — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 07:57:51 +0000

That is very interesting indeed. I do think we would be very different had we not been influenced in the way we did. but i do believe you can sustain that energy “think happy thoughts” :p