Voyeuristic or Imaginistic?


	Voyeuristic or Imaginistic?

weirdguy

12-13-2007 8:13 PM

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imagination, creativity, stress, tv, television, entertainment

weirdguy says:

See which one you are.

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The shows I like are make-believe and that is why they are compelling to me. I do not want to watch “real to life” drama because I get enough real world drama every day. Through the news I read, or watch, I understand there is a great amount of hurt, brokenness, and dysfunction within the world without having to watch it. This is voyeurism.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://weirdblog.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/voyeuristic-vs-imaginistic/"><P>Why is there a <A target="_blank" href="http://209.85.207.104/search?q=cache:yrs_-pH2BYQJ:biology.unm.edu/biology/maggieww/Public_Html/perfectstorm.doc+%22loss+of+imagination%22+research&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us&client=firefox-a">loss of wonder and imagination</A> amongst many today? Could it be we are bombarded by the “real world” so much we lose the ability and turn to coping mechanisms because of stress?</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://weirdblog.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/voyeuristic-vs-imaginistic/"><P>Imagination reduces stress. It breeds innovation across vocational fields. It stimulates mental activity. Imagination is fun. It breaks new ground. It looks at issues and problems in a creative new way.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/D69FDFE1-7F46-40DC-B88E-F05FEF5C97F4/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>