So, my television is off, and I do not mind, is that strange? I’m staring out of my living room window wishing I were outside. I would rather be outside running up a sweat right now, but my wonderful computer demands my attention; a deadline is a deadline is a deadline, and I can pretend that key strokes are therapeutic, right? Here’s the thing, I would rather be outside, I would rather attend to deadlines, because the last thing I want to do is look at the power button on the television remote control. Once I do, it ZAPP’s me in! Poof! Consequently disappointing my deadline, all reality is shot, and I have soaked up hours of mostly rubbish.
I started thinking about reality versus REALITY. If you are in front of a television, or can spot one in viewing range, take a look at what channel/show/commercial is being aired. Determinism plays a role in guessing that the information and ideas being digested are half news and sports, and the other half media portrayals of reality banter and “do-it-yourself.” Take the “do-it-yourself” broadcastings for instance, some are mediocre, some are intriguing, and the rest have shattered the reality of a number of professions—oh, one of them is design. Acquiring complete creative control as entertainment is one thing, but calling yourself a professional designer and giving poor advice has led to disastrous road of the average American concluding: “This is all it takes? A trip to Home Depot?” And, look, not everything is a misconception (in fact, Home Depot is one of the top five largest growing companies in the US), but when you are a person, such as myself or a licensed designer, watching channels make a mockery of a process that require education, research, licensing, and practicality, I would rather keep my television off rather than to gasp at mistake after mistake. I understand, why America wants and craves the “do-it-yourself projects,” and a variety of what channels like HGTV puts out is stating purely: this is an option, you want this, this is affordable, your neighbors have this, this is “green”(is it really?). What the channel and Home Depot should do, is take it down a notch, and refuse to broadcast/sponsor projects that insult design professionals, instead hire a few more… a truck load more.
Perfection is arbitrary, and aside from entertainment, perfection is quite possibly one of the foundations that reality television attempts to accomplish. When we decide to start taking things at face value and minimalize our wants versus our needs, maybe I’ll (and others) will be more inclined to turn on the television to discover the “good out there.”
The world is not flat it is round, or is it? I’ll let you know, I’m going for a run.
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