Can mindless entertainment be constructive?

>>8008997

no but mindful entertainment can be

>>8009011
What sets them apart, then?

>>8008997
Yea you can learn a lot about the foundations of story and narrative and how you can be manipulated by them

>>8009069
Is it then up to the individual to have the mental capacity to learn how you can be manipulated by them, and how to manipulate them yourself, etc. etc. etc.?

>>8008997
what is mindless entertainment? some example,pls?

>>8008997
of course
Sitcoms are great to watch how different writers tackle the exact same scenario.
Some even have interesting long-term narratives, like Malcolm in the Middle where [spoilers]you watch the family slowly become poorer and more isolated until the final episode where Malcolm's family becomes so desperate that they assume the only fix is for him to become the most successful president in history [/spoilers]

>>8009078
Yea pretty much up to you to see it for yourself, although you can read essays by barthes and dfw and mark dery and others who are interested by this.

>>8009113
fuck

Even the most plebeian entertainment can be edifying if you engage with it critically and analytically

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Yes, but it takes a critical mind for it to be.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eln3J6BxWN0

>>8009115
Thanks.

>>8009155
That is a very smart man.

>>8008997
The only entertainment which is mindless is the one you decide to experience with mindlessness.

>>8009034
The user.

No, it can't. But it is necessary, you cannot spend the whole day thinking.