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[–] ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

My grandfather worked in the ad industry and couldn’t stand ads. He’s always mute the TV when they came on and we sat in uncomfortable silence.

[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What do you mean 'uncomfortable'?

[–] ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Well I was like 25 when I took care of him for two weeks and a pretty hard partier so silence wasn’t really my thing at the time. I’m in my 40s with 4 kids so I’ll I love silence now. I’ll even stare at walls.

[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 4 points 9 months ago

Well, we weren't very keen on talking in the family when I grew up. I can't remember if we sometimes talked while TV was muted because of ads, but when we didn't talk it didn't feel awkward. If anything, it felt awkward to ever talk to each other. Not the healthiest upbringing in my mind ¯\_(ツ)_/¯