This is why this hack tells a lot about our society. We value television so highly that we take care of it as soon as we subconsciously think it’s a television.

Television is such a symbol that we start to abuse that symbol.

Pretty sad when you think about it.

They're just a common large item known for being expensive and fragile and they have a distinctive box shape. Not sure it goes any deeper than that.

> We value television so highly

I don't think we do - television viewing has dropped off a cliff over the last decade or so. Many people don't own one any more.