[lbo-talk] Gallup: people with TVs happier than those without

Lenin's Tomb leninstombblog at googlemail.com
Mon Mar 31 07:41:03 PDT 2008


On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 2:12 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:


> In most countries worldwide, Gallup finds that people who have a
> television in their homes also express higher well-being and optimism
> than do those without TVs in their homes.<http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk>

What a polling breakthrough. Either it means that people with no money tend to be less happy and optimistic than people with some money. Or it means that television is a useful tool for neutralising social discontent. Either way, I think we could figure it out independently of this trite exercise.



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