[mediocregopher]

> Value only requires that somebody is willing to pay for it.

And they will only be willing to pay if they want or need to do something with it. Wants and needs require some purpose, some intention, to drive them.

The Simpsons gives the viewer a break for a short time, during which they can recharge. Or maybe it gives them a viewpoint with which to understand the world that they find useful. Or maybe the viewer has decided that life's purpose is to watch everything on tv.

I'm not asking anyone to stop anything, I only gave my own viewpoint that my purpose comes from the physical world. I have no problem with others finding theirs elsewhere.