“If it true that perception is reality, then what is shown on TV is that part of the collective consciousness known as Public Knowledge, that is, the fragment of reality which the mass of people acknowledge to be true.” PeopleIfsRealityConsciousnessKnownKnowledgeTelevisionTvsPerceptionMassBeing TrueAcknowledgeCollectivesFragmentsTrue KnowledgeCollective ConsciousnessPerception Is Reality Book:Mind Over Media: Essays on Film and Television Source: Mind Over Media: Essays on Film and Television
“It is the psychic depression of decadence which has come to this place and time. It is what happens to people who ignore their artists and deny their children. It is a terminal case of involutional melancholia which comes from within and cannot be cured by T.V. or psychotherapy or anything but a creative life, which is hard to come by in a country where it doesn't pay to do anything for yourself.” PeopleChildrenCountryHardHappensArtistPayCasesCreativeDenyPsychicsPsychotherapyDecadenceTerminalCreative LifePlace And Time Author:Jennifer Stone
“Most people wish to be consoled, confirmed. They want their prejudices reinforced and their structured belief systems validated. After all, it hurts to think, and it's absolute agony to think twice.” PeopleThinkingWantBeliefWishHurtPrejudiceAbsolutesAgonyIt HurtsBelief SystemsThink Twice Book:Mind Over Media: Essays on Film and Television Source: Mind Over Media: Essays on Film and Television
