While there is an entire entertainment
industry devoted to
amuse and
divert us with
music,
television,
motion pictures,
gladiatorial combat,
professional sports,
theme parks, and
video and computer games, entertainment does not
require per se conspicuous consumption.
DIY entertainment includes parlor games, sing-alongs, jokes, interaction with small children, kitchen science experiments, dancing in the living room, playgrounds, phone pranks, story swapping, foreplay, backyard acrobatics, craft projects, and dressing up in clothing not meant for someone of your size and/or gender. While children have an innate talent for creating various forms of entertainment, exposure to industry-created forms is remarkably effective in atrophying this ability.