303 | AMA | February 2025

12615.525 - 12640.383 Sean Carroll

I think that you're correct that leisure is now more isolated from our fellow people. Arguably, computers have done that and smartphones even more than TV has. On the other hand, it's given us a whole bunch of enjoyment and entertainment that we didn't used to have. How do I weigh those two things against each other? I truly don't know. My own feeling is that probably TV is a net good.