I thought that the people on television didn't exist at all because my parents always used to tell me they were fake.
A childhood belief about tv

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that I could jump through the television and be where the people were on television.— Ash
- last time when the television was on i thought the people were performing in it -.-
— irritated kid - My parents used to tell me watching television turns your eyes square.— Ruth
- I used to believe that the people inside the television could see you. Anon
- I used to believe the people of television were talking to me alone !— Margaux, a French student in eighth grade
- I used to believe that people on television speak to me & look at me ! — Macy