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In between the notions of development and sustenance that arose from hierarchy of labor, with the passage of time, we also received the gift and curse of leisure.

About How Entertainment Ruined Society and how to Counter It

Entertainment as an activity by itself is a bane of current society. Its effect is so pervasive that all sects of society are under its influence. The need to be entertained has become a fundamental tenet that governs our primal needs.

Partial mental satisfaction, yes, because it allows us to turn off our brains and experience something new without active thinking.

But then, entertainment does not provide education in the sense the arts and the crafts do, in the ways of active research that stimulates our cognitive activity in more ways than one.
We are merely engaging in a passive passage of time. The more entertainment we consume, the less aware we get of our self-deception.

The counter-argument can be that entertainment is also educational, since many outlets strive to combine both new information and perspectives in an interesting manner for our consumption.

But the problem with consumption of this potent mix is that it turns into a culture of excessive consumption without reflection. It stifles creativity and leads to repetition.
It feeds the id and not the super-ego.

Education is possible through an ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT of material, preferably a set of physical interactions with the world around us (books and aided discovery provide this, right) rather than the PASSIVE ACT OF VIEWING visuals through a separation.
Doesn't this lead to further separation if not put to practical use, instead of reinforcement of useful ideas?