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They complain that journalists are always emphasizing the negative, the sensational and the abnormal rather than the normal stories. Such people will not accept a new style of life presented on TV, as they perceive it as one more illusion and they are "realists" and they will not allow television to change their "vision" of the world. Staying uninfluenced helps them create a strong sense of identity. They are strong individuals.