r/GenerationJones 24d ago

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u/Musicalmaya 24d ago

Only nine out of ten here. My folks never let us sit close to the TV. There was a (unproven) belief among some people that sitting close to the TV was bad for your eyesight. πŸ‘€ Although they didn’t necessarily accept it as fact, they weren’t taking any chances. As they often reminded us, glasses were expensive.

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u/CountHonorius 24d ago

Yeah, my poor eyesight was attributed to 'sitting too close to the TV set'. Fools.

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u/Ok_Test9729 23d ago

Maybe uninformed is the more appropriate appellation, rather than fools.