> I say if you can't say it simply, something is probably fishy.
 
I strongly disagree.  *Nothing* is said simply.  If you examine the
assumptions behind something that seems simple you'll find a complex
and tangled nest of them.  It's very easy for somebody who's been
a part of a certain society/culture to understand certain phrases
and ideas within a culture that would be obscure or even meaningless
outside of it.  If somebody from China asks you what MTV is, and
you tell them "it's just a television station that plays music" you
are certainly not describing it adequately.  Is MTV the same as a CBC
broadcast of a Verdi opera?  Can you ignore the cultural assumptions
behind MTV, such as the nature of pop music and television viewing
habits in our society?
 
Let's face it:  television is more than a "box that shows images."  It
is inextricably linked with our cultural mores and attitudes.  A
"simple" discussion of it is just making use of unstated assumptions.
 
cjs
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