I’ve always hated having a TV in the bar, people just stare at it instead of talking to one another. Once it is on, often people can’t agree on what channel it should be on. It filters an awful blue light and destroys any ambiance created by expensive light fixtures and dimmers. I absolutely hate the TV on in the bar and typically I don’t turn it on when I bartend. I honestly believe that’s why I have so many regulars, because they come to talk. They meet one another and form commonalities. They look forward to meeting their bar buddy again the next time they are in. The TV destroys that, if it is on – no one talks they just all stare at that magnetic screen.
Anyhow, this is a fascinating article about TVs and the bar and how it is such a dichotomy that people come out to be social and around others, but alienate themselves in the flickering light of a soulless screen.
Real People – Real Places