Television

What does it say about or society that the emmys are a more talked about, televised, and much more well known event compared to the Nobel prize awards? It displays quite a few things about human nature I believe.

Firstly we must examine why we watch television in the first place. We do it for enterainment purposes do we not? Sure news is a large element of television. But the bulk of television is to entertain us and to keep us interested. I for instince have put off this blog until the last possible minute because I was watching the USA choke away the Ryder Cup and now I am consumed with a deep deep depression. But I was thoroughly entertained and thats why we watch tv.

Thats why we watch the emmys and want to watch the emmys much more than the nobel awards: they entertain us. Our society as we know has moral limitations and right now those limitations and preferences are blatantly displayed through this. We would rather be entertained than honor someone who is making a difference. Its just because difference making can be a bit depressing, a bit dull, and while heartwarming, usually unentertaining. We are imperfect creatures who desire only that which pleases us usually and that is why the emmys have risen to the status they hold.

I will end on how entertainment usually gives no benefits to anyone because mindless television and poor poor golf performance can only decrease your mind's ability to function and in my case give you a headache, soar throat from yelling, and one terrible sleepless night wondering how in the hell steve stricker couldn't up and down from 20ft off the green or how Jim Furyk couldn't win his match up one with two to go or how Webb Simpson shanks one on the par 3 13th or how Justin Rose beats Phil on his last three holes to win. This has been the worst day of American golf in history. I still cant believe we lost.