Aspiration • 2011 • episode "S1E3" • How TV Ruined Your Life

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How TV rubs our noses in other people's superior lifestyles.

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How TV Ruined Your Life • 2011 • 6 episodes •

Fear
29:03
Fear

The paranoia created by government via their Public Information Films.

2011 • Lifehack

The Lifecycle
28:00
The Lifecycle

How stereotypical programming paints our viewings of particular age groups.

2011 • Lifehack

Aspiration
29:18
Aspiration

How TV rubs our noses in other people's superior lifestyles.

2011 • Lifehack

Love
28:37
Love

Advertisements and movies' clichéd and unrealistic portrayal of romance.

2011 • Lifehack

Progress
29:22
Progress

Is progress really progress, or is progress regress?

2011 • Lifehack

Knowledge
29:05
Knowledge

The way TV pollutes our minds with the wrong kind of information.

2011 • Lifehack

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