“Difference between TV and the internet was how far you sat from the screen. TV was an 8 foot activity, and you were a consumer. The internet was a 16 inch activity, and you participated. I think the sitting down thing is similar. You're not going to buy an armoir while standing on the subway.”
“I'm bored," he says."So go home.""I don't want to. What do you do when you're bored? You don't have Internet or TV. Do you just sit around all day and think about how hot I am?”
“While some more passive forms of leisure, such as watching TV or surfing the Internet, are fun in the short term, over time, they don't offer nearly the same happiness as more challenging activities.”
“TV cookery is very like internet porn - the overwhelming majority of its audience will never ever get to act out what's happening on screen.”
“Food+TV+internet connection+music=PERFECT LIFE!!”
“TV and the Internet are good because they keep stupid people from spending too much time out in public.”