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What does it mean?
The speaker claims they pray for nuclear apocalypse if they watch television for more than five minutes.
In plain terms
Watching TV for too long makes the speaker pray for nuclear destruction.
What can you take from it?
Television can be viewed as deeply disturbing.

Where it applies

  • debating media effects
  • expressing frustration

Putting it to work

  • critiquing television
  • raising media awareness

Questions to consider

  • What does TV do to our worldview?
  • How do we react to bad news?

Another view

Praying for disaster is an extreme reaction to typical programming.

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