Durante, Ruben and Pinotti, Paolo and Tesei, Andrea (2017) The political legacy of leisure TV. CEP Discussion Papers, CEPDP1475. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
Yet why is work perceived as something heavy and entertainment as methods of leisure? The answer is unpredictability. In case of entertainment, generally we might not even know what to expect from a film or a music video. This unpredictability triggers our interest as we are unable to foretell what emotional states would be evoked throughout this mental journey. Entertainment is normally a type of psychological and emotional adventure. In instances the place we do know what a movie is about, it’s the feeling of emotional familiarity that drives us to experience what we already know. Suppose a online game gave us a pleasurable feeling or evoked aggression and competitiveness in us, we return to feel the same … Read more