--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Randolfe Wicker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jack Nelson says: > "I don't see why watching old movies make you unable to stay young. I'm 55 > years old and > love old movies, new movies, vlogs, classical music, rock music, computers > and the > internet. They are not mutually exclusive. Certain peoples brains may exclude > any of these > things, but that is their problem, not the media's problem." > > Movies reflect the values of their day. There is nothing wrong with watching > selected old movies. However, many people become trapped "in their times" by becoming fixated on movies made only in one time period while totally ignoring current offerings.
yeah, I agree with you there. I'm advocating being open to all styles, genres and time periods. These sort of people that are trapped in their times are not the ones who are going to seek out vlogs anyway. They've planted their butts in front of the TV already > > The problem with the media in general is that it is a vast wasteland. I have > two hundred channels to choose between and sometimes can't find one mentally stimulating thing to watch. Again I agree with you. I live in Mexico and we have 4 channels. We had cable for a while and had maybe 30 channels. I had it taken out because there was no more value in 30 channels than in 4. I was in NYC visiting friends and they had hundreds of channels and there was still not much to watch. > > Letting media "sink" to the common mindless level is a social tragedy. That > is why we have entertainment-style journalism that focuses on the lives of celebrities instead of important news of the day. You're an optomist. I'd say the reasoon we have entertainment-style journalism is to take our minds off how much government sucks > > We used to have guidelines that required so many minutes of news, the right > to free "equal time" to those attacked in the media, so many minutes for public service announcements, etc. That has all gotten lost. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/T8sf5C/tzNLAA/TtwFAA/lBLqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/