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		smackfu on Feb 17, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Canadian Digs Out Basement Using Only Radio Contro... OTOH, he's mostly doing consumption now, after the initial creation.

elemenohpee on Feb 17, 2012 [–]

Now he's creating a hole. He has to plan and make decisions at every step of the way, his will guides the progress of the activity, in contrast to TV which is a passive. I'm not making a value judgement based on the relative merits of the two activities, but the distinction still exists.

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