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Re:Turn off tracking protection to resolve “video is current... by tokai on Saturday September 29, 2018 @07:53PM (#18103708)
I think calling it entertainment is very flattering. I would call it distraction, or maybe even conditioned response.
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Re:Turn off tracking protection to resolve “video is current... by ravenstine on Saturday September 29, 2018 @07:57PM (#18103724)
Surrogate entertainment?
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Re:Turn off tracking protection to resolve “video is current... by teddyh on Sunday September 30, 2018 @07:12AM (#18105678)
I think the word you are looking for is “diversion”.
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Re:Turn off tracking protection to resolve “video is current... by tokai on Sunday September 30, 2018 @02:41PM (#18107628)
No. I wrote the word I meant. There are numerous synonyms for distraction, and deliminating between them does not add anything to the discussion at hand.
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