The sad thing is – is that anyone could take anything (or anyone) seriously that appears on television (apart from the news or a documentary maybe).
Television is there to sell, to turn us into couch potatoes, whether it is Oprah selling enlightenment or someone selling juicers.
We don’t really know who these people are (and does it matter?). At best, it is a bit of therapy that allows us to vent out some of our emotions in a harmless way. Defending Oprah amounts to being on the same level as attacking her, i.e. taking it just a biiiiiiiit too seriously. It's chewing gum for the eyes, nothing else.
As Groucho Marx said – I find television very educational. Every time I am in a room and it is switched on, I pick up a book and read.
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