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Entertaiment is communication featuring external stimuli. It provides pleasure to some people, though not necessarily to everyone, and reaches a passive audience. It often hits on themes that the brain was evolved to react deeply to, such as backstabbing and murders in social settings. It also has the ability to cross various media, which is why some of its themes, images and structures are so familiar.
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