< Spellbound: Reflections on Collective Enchantments
Spellbound Many people are under the spell of televisions or of political views Many are enchanted by religions or by money's allure For some love is an tantalizing potion To others nothing 's better than booze Some find corporate power tantalizing Others enjoy being epicures Perhaps all persons are under some sort of spell: we're all addicts of sorts shaping our own heavens or hells Wan-Sze: Was there ever been a more ingenious brain-suck tool than television? Nadia: Well, the Internet is coming close . . . Will: Blaming our problems on such devices is a cop-out. The truth is most people are all too eager to surrender their intellects Ð and the entertainment industry knows this keenly.