Nonsensical
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Well, don't be aggressive, but do be assertive.
Just make all your comments directed towards yourself, "I can't concentrate with the TV at this volume" etc.
Make it about you're sensitivity and not about their inconsideration and maybe they won't get defensive. If they are reasonable people, this will work. If they are incapable of reason in this area it just won't matter how you approach them.
Assert it as often as it takes, don't be shy to reassert. If it doesn't work at all, you can come here and vent about it.
You keep missing my point. In my experience with TV addicts, the volume in the room seems to be part of the appeal of the TV. They do seem to get very defensive when asked to turn the volume down, there seems to be something comforting to them about having the volume loud and general resistance to wearing earphones. There's like something about the TV being almost human, like a person who is constantly jabbering in the background and if they wore headphones this would take away from that illusion. jmo.
I can see what you're saying and honestly, I'm not sure if I entirely agree.
But it could be one of two ways..
Either I knowing nothing about tv addicts and you are entirely right, and I am being judgmental in thinking that not all tv addicts act this way
or--
You are making a judgment based off of a few experiences and assuming that every tv addict acts in the ways you described.
But it doesn't really matter, it's a pointless argument and I don't feel like getting too into it. Fair enough?
