Entertaiment is entertainment that stimulates the brain to realease seratonin and dopamine. It can also stimulate the heart by hitting on themes that our minds was evolved to deeply react to, wich include backstabbing, murder and other topics humans were evolve to understand in a social world.
From Old French entretenement, meaning to keep company or entertain; also to amuse or distract. The clown at a child’s birthday party, the Broadway show, the stadium rock concert, your friends fighting over the last potato chip–these are all forms of entertainment.
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