TV commercials are insanely distracting.

· Bits and Bobs 5/18/26
  • TV commercials are insanely distracting.
    • I rarely see them anymore, except when a TV is playing them in a cafe..
    • Humans fundamentally pay attention to surprising things.
      • Surprising things can update their model of the world.
    • TV brings surprising information directly to you.
    • You just sit still and stare forward and it beams a never-ending stream of surprising information.
    • The ultimate in passive consumption.

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