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My father staunchly refused to buy a TV for the family, saying that there was nothing besides garbage to watch, for what I am very grateful now.

Back then, I had no understanding why he does so, as he himself and grandfather before him were making substantial money bringing TV sets from Japan.

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We didn't have one until I bought an Atari 5200 and my grandpa took pity on us and gave us an old black and white tv (14 or 15 years old). I read so many books as a kid and ideas had hours and hours spent on them.

Where did he get the news from?

We barely had any, life was very slow and uneventful

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