2019-09-17 - Walking, Bookreading, TV
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Today i had a day off, and it was a nice day for some some walking 
around a lake nearby. I explored the edges of the lake a bit, 
looked for good pebles and stones, and did some bookreading (The 
invention of Nature - Andrea Wulf) in the autumn sun. Everything 
was splendid and reminded me that i should go out more often and 
read more books.

Basically that's all one would need to be happy; Being able to sit 
in the sun and read a book. Strangely i somehow seem to make things 
more complex than they need to be.

Today i had a peek at (commercial) television in the place i am 
staying at. I haven't seen TV in quite some time as i cut my cable 
at least 10 years ago. Watching some TV today, i am truly amazed 
about the shit people are apparently paying for.

Over here, there are 3 national public channels (which could be 
received for free out of the air using DVB-T2) and these channels 
give some ok-ish programs, and they are free. For the commercial 
channels, a basic subscription costs around 16 euros a month. After 
some years of absence, I am absolutely amazed about the quality of 
the commercial TV; It's absolutely crap! And more importantly, the 
crap is constantly interupted by bloody commercials. I saw they 
were even rebroadcasting "Married with Children" and "Allo Allo"... 
How is this still a viable business for these guys? Why are people 
still buying such a poor product?

For the same amount of money you could get 2 basic netflix 
subscriptions, which provide you with a whole bunch of series and 
movies to watch on demand, and without commercials. To me that 
seems like a much better deal?

Anyhow, i don't have netflix, as i have fiercly limited internet 
(which is great, as i need this time to make walks and read books) 
I was writing about reading books wasn't i? Ugh, why did i start 
blabbering about tv...?

It seems these phlogs are just a way for me to spew out random 
thoughts. Sorry if it goes from one thing to the next. I will try 
to write something coheren... i saw a squirrel today! He was cute!