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by pooriaazimi 5062 days ago
You're quite right. My problem with the term 'consumption' is that it's almost always used negatively, as opposed to 'doing real work'.

A better word might be 'passive learning'.

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It's an Americanism, too. The last time I was playing tourist in Mexico, they talked about how amazing TVs were because they were basically used as free, national education.