Why don't people like me?

Why don't people like me?
--lauralark

With that question we'll assume the "people" who don't like you are of the general population, but we're referring to the people who have had some type of contact with you. The crucial word in this question is "like" which essentially means love (the world like is used instead of the word love because love often seems too strong and has hierarchical implications, romantic or sexual implications, or an understood hyperbole ["I 'love' avocados"]). But essentially, like means love, and the question "why don't people love me" is based on the idea that people who know you either love you or don't love you. The people who don't love you don't because: they think you were mean to them; they are racist; you remind them of the nun that beat them; they feel threatened by you; you are an American; they hate everyone of your gender; they are afraid of you; you stole their cold pizza out of the refrigerator; you did not use your turn signal; you owe them money; they do not love themselves and you remind them of them; they believed a lie someone told about you; you used the last of the toilet paper.* (The people who DO love you love you because they are loving people. They don't need a reason.)



*These are examples used for illustration purposes only. They are not meant to reflect a specific situation.

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Video Tapes Damaged by TV?

Is it bad to store your videos on top of the TV?
--Rhinebeck

First of all, when you say "video" these days, people think of youtube videos, and so your question sounds kind of metaphysical-- but what we think you're asking about is placing VHS tapes on top of the TV.

When you turn on a TV or computer monitor, a built in degausser sends a strong electromagnetic wave over the screen to clear it of any built-up interference. As VHS tapes are magnetic, this can definitely damage them. You probably also shouldn't keep your IPOD there, or your pet hamster, or your goldfish, or your cojones-- were that possible.

Besides that, what are you doing screwing around with VHS tapes? Shell out $49 for a DVD player, for godsake! If you're some kind of an archivist, keep the damn tapes on a shelf!