There is no way I could fully express just how much I agree with this post. I would only add that 1 - there is also a splicing together of scenes of violence and sex scenes, cutting back and forth, to also associate those ideas in people's minds. This is very, very common.
2 - I call TV watching 'jumpy mind meditation' and recently wrote a post on it. Basically if you count the seconds between changes in the visual contents of the screen, you'll note that your mind is being trained to scramble and reassess stimuli every few seconds. It's the opposite of concentration and yields the opposite effects. Specifically, it trains people to be unable to engage in critical thinking, unsettled and dissatisfied, and easily focused at will. Basically and advertiser's (or govt's) dream.
Hey @indigoocean thank you for the support my friend, I'm so glad that other people can see where I'm coming from .. before the advent of the internet I was in a crowd of one! And yes that is both a great and very valid comment!! And equally it's testament to why it's so refreshing to be part of a platform that enables me to converse with openminded and aware people like yourself .. one things for sure I woudn't have received that wisdom if I'd posted this on facebook!
In terms of your concept of "jumpy tv meditation" I'm again with you 100% .. in fact I've already written a kind of follow on to this post that goes into that territory (I just need to type it up). I keep missing everyones work on here so I'm sorry I missed that post .. if you ever want to send me any work then please feel free to DM it to me as I'm interested in multiple perspectives, in my mind we're all here and indeed drawn together at this moment in time to help and learn from each other. Thanks again my friend