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debka_notion ([personal profile] debka_notion) wrote2006-02-20 12:04 am

TV, Perils and Confusion

So I got dragged, pretty willingly, into watching some TV-on-DVD tonight. The West Wing- something my sister has introduced my folks too. And it was fun. But in the midst of it, someone makes a comment that paraphrases as "That may be grounds for divorce, but not for quitting your job"- and that just seems like a really Weird world view. I mean, quitting your job, ok, you'll find another one. It's just a job, not a family. It just seems like a reversal of what I would see as appropriate values. Work can be a passion, but if it's that much more significant to you than your family is, it feels like something is wrong. It also says something about how taken-for-granted divorce is in current society. (Somethign that came up as a topic of discussion Saturday between Mom and Steve.

[identity profile] thevortex.livejournal.com 2006-02-20 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
It also says something about how taken-for-granted divorce is in current society

Yes, it indicates a general mindset that "if it is broken, throw it out." I see it in the tech world all the time, and I ask sarcastically why people should view relationships any differently?

The Vortex