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What TV is extremely good at - and realize that this is all it does - is discerning what large numbers of people think t
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"What TV is extremely good at - and realize that this is "all it does" - is discerning what large numbers of people think they want, and supplying it"

- David Foster Wallace

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This quote by David Foster Wallace talks to the power of tv as a medium. He recommends that tv is exceptionally good at comprehending what large numbers of people want and after that offering it. This suggests that television is a powerful tool for understanding the cumulative desires of a population. It is also essential to note that Wallace emphasizes that this is "all it does" - suggesting that television is limited in its scope and needs to not be viewed as a tool for anything else. This quote speaks with the power of tv as a medium for understanding the cumulative desires of a population, however likewise to its constraints. Television is a powerful tool for comprehending what people desire, but it should not be seen as a tool for anything else.

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David Foster Wallace This quote is written / told by David Foster Wallace between February 21, 1962 and December 12, 2008. He was a famous Writer from USA. The author also have 25 other quotes.

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