Anonymous #1 1d

Oh wait I’m a girl I forgot this wasn’t like my college

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Anonymous #1 1d

We knew.

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Anonymous #2 1d

how boring

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Anonymous #2 1d

Suck a fat dick

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Anonymous OP 21h

I work full time and have actual hobbies.

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Anonymous OP 21h

Not everyone needs to watch tv for their daily excitement

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Anonymous OP 21h

Says someone watching love island 😭😭😭

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Anonymous #1 21h

No thanks

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Anonymous #2 21h

I also work full time and have hobbies and I still watch tv?? You’re not special bub

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Anonymous #2 20h

U okay so do i, but i still enjoy watching TV? like yeah Love Island is trashy reality tv but i wouldn't be who i am today without the amazing shows i grew up watching. Its also one of the best ways to bond with people. My bf and i bond by showing each other shows and movies.

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Anonymous OP 20h

um* not u

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Anonymous #5 20h

yeah love island is exciting and sometimes after work i just wanna turn my brain off? is that a problem?

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Anonymous OP 20h

No, I just think there are far more stimulating shows

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Anonymous #1 20h

Never said I was. OP called me boring, so I clarified that I still spend my time doing things, watching TV just isn’t one of them.

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Anonymous #2 20h

You def just watch YouTube and doom scroll. Brain rot final boss right here

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Anonymous #1 20h

Nah I’m into computers and shit

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Anonymous #2 20h

That checks out

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Anonymous #1 20h

I also like to read

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Anonymous #1 20h

And sometimes after work I just chill in my backyard and watch the birds

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Anonymous #2 20h

I love to read

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Anonymous #1 20h

Hell yeah do you have any recs?

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Anonymous #2 19h

What genre do you like?

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Anonymous #2 19h

Oh you read berserk that’s goon bait. My boyfriends little brother reads it lmao

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Anonymous #1 18h

Who in their right mind is gooning to berserk lol?? I just like the vibe of it, it’s halfway between an old German fairy tale and the works of H.P. Lovecraft

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Anonymous #5 18h

of course but sometimes i don't want ro be stimulated

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Anonymous #1 18h

I’m mostly into modern/early modern literature and poetry, but I can appreciate the classics too.

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Anonymous #1 18h

Ain’t no way you just called Berserk goon bait

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Anonymous #1 18h

For nonfiction I like history and political theory

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Anonymous #2 18h

I like romance

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Anonymous #2 18h

reading is chill, i like to read and watch television. both are fun, i feel like if you don't watch tv at all though you probably aren't able to converse with most people

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Anonymous OP 18h

My mom learned English from TV

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Anonymous OP 18h

Mainly reality shows so she’s very dramatic

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Anonymous OP 17h

Idk in my experience most people are able to talk about things other than TV. Maybe we just have different circles though.

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Anonymous #1 17h

What kind of romance?

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Anonymous #2 17h

maybe, i wouldn't say thats all i talk abt but its just easier to start off conversations like oh did you catch the latest episode of SNL or whatever ya know

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Anonymous OP 16h

Personally there's something grating about a conversation like that. I have no problem with small talk as long as it's about real life. But if I ever got asked something like that irl I'd immediately start looking for a chance to exit the conversation. Maybe it’s a me problem but I just can’t stand that sort of thing

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Anonymous OP 16h

Same with anything to do with celebrities lol

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Anonymous #2 15h

i mean like i used SNL specifically bc integrates current events, music, and comedy. So using it to start a conversation, the person can choose something even related to show to talk about even if they didn't watch it. Ex: "Oh I didn't watch but Sabrina Carpenter hosted one time and i love her music" and then the conversation shifts to that. Plus bc its been airing for over 50 years it works with pretty much all ages of people. I don't like it when people think watching television ****

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Anonymous OP 15h

**** is just vapid empty entertainment. Just like novels, most shows are also written down first, and are just brought to life in a different context. As someone whose studies entertainment tech, and creative writing, so much goes into the production of single episode of a television series. even something like as shallow as love island isn't made without thought behind it. television is just as much of an art form as it is entertainment.

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Anonymous #2 15h

i also feel like there is a difference between a celebrity and just an actor.

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Anonymous #2 15h

like most cast members of SNL r just comedians or comedic actors. i also like to go to stand up shows. which isn't something i just categorize as celebrity

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Anonymous #2 15h

Any romance!

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Anonymous OP 14h

This dude is so painfully unfunny

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Anonymous OP 13h

SNL is the most disgustingly commercialized kind of comedy imo. I’m more into MDE lol

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Anonymous #2 13h

i disagree, the domingo sketch was a bit overdone but his stand up is very good

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Anonymous #2 13h

you see and without SNL MDE wouldn't have existed. i'll agree its not what it used to be but to call it disgustingly commercialized is a bit disrespectful

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Anonymous OP 12h

Do you know what MDE is lol

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Anonymous OP 12h

It’s like the polar opposite of SNL. Check out 2070 Paradigm Shift, where they hijacked a TED event to give a fake talk where the speaker just fucks with the audience for 20 minutes and they have no idea it's a bit. The goal was to see how long he could get away with it without breaking character or being kicked out. https://youtu.be/4jRoatZizQ0?si=ZPZ5g7lPpNxJVWdv

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Anonymous OP 12h

Also funny enough the speaker is the same guy who owns the actual “snl” handle on instagram

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Anonymous #2 12h

I do and its still a sketch based comedy show. SNL was the first one so you don't have to like it but you should show respect to it

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Anonymous OP 12h

The word comedy literally comes from ancient greek theatrical performances with humor and satire. The only one with a legitimate claim to having “done it first” is Aristophanes lol

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Anonymous #2 12h

Ah a fellow philosopher( someone whose life isn’t consumed in idiotic media)

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Anonymous OP 12h

Every time you have a conversation about SNL, a corporation is renting out your mouth for ad space lol

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Anonymous #4 12h

Nah I’m a regular guy, some people are just so brainrotted they get offended on behalf of shitty writers they’ve never met

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Anonymous #4 12h

Like imagine letting a TV show have actual influence over your real life personality and relationships, that’s insane

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Anonymous #2 11h

noticed i said sketch comedy show, like i didn't say it invented comedy?? i said its the first every show of its kind. maybe use ur comprehension skills to better understand what im saying.

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Anonymous #2 11h

i mean my bf works for peacock and worked for SNL50. it did genuinely have a major influence on my life and lots of other peoples. im sorry you just don't know your television history.

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Anonymous #2 11h

i never got offended, if you were a true comedy fan you would've known the historical significance of SNL, and the names of the people who revolutionized comedy on television.

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Anonymous OP 11h

again u don't have to like it but you should show some respect. its not hard

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Anonymous OP 9h

“Television history” bruh are we fr

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Anonymous OP 9h

This guy in a tent is funnier than the entire SNL cast combined and it’s not even close

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Anonymous #2 9h

yes.. again if you're a fan you should know this. It be like saying Micheal Jackson didn't revolutionize pop music. you're letting your personal opinion affect your perception making you sound uneducated and ignorant. for the millionth time, im not saying you need to enjoy SNL, but you need to pay it the respect it deserves. MDE is just SNL if it wasn't live and way more edgy and absurd

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Anonymous #2 9h

I mean it should be obvious that bc something came first doesn't mean it's better. that's not what i'm saying, like keeping with the micheal jackson analogy. lots of people compare him to elvis. personal opinion aside if it wasn't for elvis then micheal jackson wouldn't have had the platform he did. it doesn't mean that elvis is better. they had completely different genres and music styles but, it's like the saying _____ walked so _______ could run.

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Anonymous OP 9h

Maybe a television analogy would make more sense. The Simpsons was the first every adult animated sitcom, if it wasn't for the Simpsons we wouldn't have shows i personally think are better like South Park or Rick and Morty. So i owe the Simpsons my respect bc it paved the way for that genre of television. Does that make sense?

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Anonymous OP 9h

No. Saying “if it wasn’t for ____, there wouldn’t be ____” is an impossible hypothetical that assumes all cultural innovation is entirely random and the result of ephemeral and irreplicable conditions.

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Anonymous OP 9h

It’s like saying “if it wasn’t for Sargon of Akkad, there wouldn’t be Alexander the Great” It’s simply nonsensical.

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Anonymous OP 9h

Of course you like rick and morty🤦‍♂️ Pearls before swine and all that

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Anonymous OP 8h

I’ll explain it in words you can understand: “Your boos mean nothing, I’ve seen what makes you cheer”

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Anonymous #2 8h

and how can you prove it isn't? how can you prove if the events of the The Simpsons being made, getting picked up and gotten popular then we would still have an entire genre of adult animated series? You could go even further back, if Walt Disney didn't make Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs, how do you know we would even have fully animated films to this day? People literally thought if you watched a full length animated movie for long enough you would go insane.

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Anonymous OP 8h

Maybe they were right if you’re this obsessed with that stuff.

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Anonymous OP 8h

Also the burden of proof is on you lol. You can’t prove it deductively, all you can do is draw loose comparisons in hindsight, which is a poor substitute for argument.

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Anonymous OP 8h

like you can even go even further back, to the invention of motion pictures... like there are some people out there creative visionaries that broke past the societal boundaries. when the simpsons was made they thought animation was just for children, when south park was made they thought audiences couldn't handle hearing children swear, like irs because of these projects that inspire other artists to keep pushing those boundaries.

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Anonymous OP 8h

Just do something real with your life. Stop living vicariously through a script written for a shareholder.

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Anonymous OP 8h

If you’re into slop, that’s fine, but don’t pretend its deep or “historically significant” lol

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Anonymous OP 8h

If the most significant things people remember about our time are the various films and television programs, we have failed as a civilization.

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Anonymous #2 8h

i'm not pretending. you you don't view television and film as forms of art. probably bc u have been conditioned to view them as forms of entertainment all for the pursuit of monetary benefit. it actually very heartbreaking seeing someone that hasn't witnessed the beauty in film & television. that you've never been around a truly creative person who would rather die than not have the ability to create something.

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Anonymous #2 8h

that you have so little faith in humanity you automatically assumed i'm "living through a script" and not admiring well written art made by people who care about their craft. sure shows like rick and morty or south park aren't the pinnacle of television. i never claimed they were, i actually made it very clear that was just my personal opinion. thats the thing about art though is it shines through it's subjectiveness. you have a problem with me enjoying rick and morty bc you personally don't ***

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Anonymous OP 8h

There is more beauty in a drop of summer dew than in an entire television “studio”.

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Anonymous OP 8h

I have spent a great deal of time with the sort of truly creative people you speak of. None of them work for NBC, FOX, Netflix, or Disney.

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Anonymous OP 8h

and i have to ask you why is that? you said "you boos don't mean anything i've seen what makes you cheer" was that meant to hurt me? we clearly have different taste. why does that make you see me lesser than? is because it makes you just wanna the validation of that you have more sophisticated taste than some random person on the internet? is it because someone made fun of you and the things you're into and now you want to revel in being on the other side of that? i never once insulted ur taste.

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Anonymous #2 8h

i don't doubt that, but because they work for these corporations that makes them less of an creative individual? why do you believe that? why is it wrong to want to make art to inspire the future generations of people? like i said my bf works for Peacock, and he and i both grew up watching SNL. It was his dream job to work for it and now he's achieving that dream. Why does that make him a villain?

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Anonymous OP 8h

Beauty does not seek the spotlight of the commons. It rests quietly in seclusion, awaiting its discovery, like a forest flower under a dappled moonbeam.

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Anonymous OP 8h

It doesn’t make him a villain, but it does make him a sellout.

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Anonymous #2 8h

Oh I disagree. Check out the play Mr. Burns, a Post Electic Play. The entire premise is hundreds of years into the future there was a horrible apocalypse and lots of life as we know it has vanished. However the one thing people do remember are episodes of the simpsons and the play explores how recreating those episodes brings back hope for all those around. Its a really great read, and even better if you get a chance to see a production of it.

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Anonymous OP 8h

My taste isn’t sophisticated, I just have taste.

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Anonymous #2 8h

and thats the problem, you're so hellbent on putting me down for my personal interest and the things I enjoy. why? what does that do for you? how does it benefit you? what do u gain from it? why can't i enjoy what I enjoy? do you want me to be ashamed?? do you want me to submit to you and ask you "oh person with superior taste what should i consume for your approval!" like seriously man whats the end goal for you here?

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Anonymous #2 8h

or are u just being mean for the sake of being mean? does that make you feel better about yourself?

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Anonymous OP 8h

See this is exactly what I mean. The amateur “artist’s” urge to create a veneer of depth over the most shallow possible context is so off-putting to me. No, “Eat my shorts” does not belong on the same stage as “Et tu, Brute?” And I’m tired of pretending it does.

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Anonymous OP 8h

You have a serious complex here holy shit I’m just expressing my opinion

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Anonymous #2 8h

no you're being mean. or at the least snarky.

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Anonymous OP 8h

Forgive me, I have little patience for impossible hypotheticals lol

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Anonymous OP 8h

For the record, you started it when you called me boring.

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Anonymous OP 8h

And insinuated that I’m not “able to converse with most people”

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Anonymous #2 8h

you shouldn't immediately putting me down bc i tend to look at the glass half full or bc i like disney movies, and pop music and SNL. my bf isn't a sellout bc he wants to make money doing something he loves to do, not only so he can provide for himself but for me and any other future family we may have. it's okay to let people enjoy things and have a different perspective on life. you should read more plays. it will help with that mindset of viewing all forms of entertainment as artless slop.

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Anonymous OP 8h

i also can and do provide for myself but my bf and i provide for each other bc we want the best for each others bc we're in love. also new york is expensive and we couldn't live on a single income anymore but we r both too much of creatives to work a "normal" job

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Anonymous OP 8h

You couldn’t let me *not* enjoy things. You had to degrade me for no other reason than that I don’t share your hobby.

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Anonymous #2 8h

i don't really see the word boring as in insult, more so a description. i call my bf boring whenever he orders vanilla ice cream, bc it is boring but he loves it and that's okay.

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Anonymous OP 8h

“I don’t really see the word boring as an insult” Yeah, that checks out actually.

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Anonymous #2 8h

again i didn't degrade you, i just said if you don't watch tv at all it's probably hard to converse with most ppl. since a lot of ppl get their news from television, as well as sports, and whatever is the latest drama or reality show etc.

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Anonymous #2 8h

its not, its an adjective. getting plain vanilla ice cream with no mix ins or toppings in a plain waffle cone is boring. however my bf loves it and that's okay but i would call his choice of ice exciting? now would you? i also think a life without tv would be boring for me. i love to read and paint, and crochet but i wouldn't want to do it all the time. sometimes i wanna watch love island or sometimes i wanna watch my alma maters football team and sometimes i wanna watch toy story

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Anonymous OP 8h

If not watching TV means I’m unable to have conversations about sports or reality TV drama, then as far as I’m concerned, nothing of value is lost.

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Anonymous #2 8h

again, why is wanting to talk about sports or reality tv not something of value? sports especially football is exciting and fun to watch and enjoy? same with reality tv? h

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Anonymous OP 7h

I disagree, and that clearly bothers you.

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Anonymous #2 7h

especially if you go to football games or sporting events watching them on tv isn't that much different, like do you not partake in super bowl sunday with ur friends and family or is that not "of value" to you?

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Anonymous #2 7h

you disagree with what? vanilla ice cream being boring?

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Anonymous OP 7h

Being with friends and family is valuable, no matter the activity.

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Anonymous OP 7h

I disagree with reality tv being “exciting and fun to watch”

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Anonymous #2 7h

yes it is and then the next day in class when someone ask if u caught the super bowl, you now have a chance to talk about the time you spent with your family and friends. you also could talk about the actual game but like thats just a way television could bring ppl together

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Anonymous #2 7h

okay? that doesn't mean my opinion about it is wrong tho

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Anonymous OP 7h

You’re the one arguing with me for not watching it lol

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Anonymous OP 7h

I’m going to bed I have Mass at 9:30

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