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Television is a medium of entertainment which permits millions of people to listen to the same joke at the same time, and yet remain lonesome.

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In this quote, T. S. Eliot highlights the paradoxical nature of television as a medium of entertainment. He suggests that while television allows millions of people to simultaneously enjoy the same joke, it paradoxically leaves them feeling isolated and lonesome.
Quote by T. S. Eliot
Poet, American
T. S. Eliot was an influential American poet, essayist, playwright, and publisher.
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