Seven or so years ago, Wired Magazine did an article on something the writer called "Time Porn," which was what he used to describe shows like Friends and Seinfeld where the characters seem to have more free time than humanly possible.
In theory, these shows appeal to an overworked populace that dreams of being able to hang out in coffeeshops and say witty things at each other all day.
Thing is, for pretty much most of my life, by that definition I've been a time porn star. Particularly since I've written about my exploits in time wasting in my comic and gotten paid for it...
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Date: 2008-10-14 02:34 am (UTC)In theory, these shows appeal to an overworked populace that dreams of being able to hang out in coffeeshops and say witty things at each other all day.
Thing is, for pretty much most of my life, by that definition I've been a time porn star. Particularly since I've written about my exploits in time wasting in my comic and gotten paid for it...