The ineffectiveness of entertainment

[akktri]

Entertainment media cannot be used to cure America's social ills. I know someone with an anger problem who watched the "Killer Instinct" episode of the Incredible Hulk and still remained abusive and did not change.
Also, this person is a racist, and when they watched All In the Family, they sided with Archie's racist viewpoints. When the program

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[annvole]

There is some evidence that a lot of a person's ways of thinking are cemented in place when the brain physically quits growing bigger (in humans, that's about age of 7). I decided that the majority of the time, trying to change someone's mind only makes them believe the wrong info stronger.