A Nation Of Vidiots Summary

A Nation of Vidiots
The way of how electronic media has reshaped society around the world is been analyzed in Jeffrey Sachs’ essay appeared in the Project Syndicate Magazine as cited in The McGraw-Hill Reader (2011). The media, in general, is used for a specific purpose from printed media like newspapers or magazines through radio, television, and Internet. However, the audience selects the way and the contents according to their needs, there are those who prefer to be informed and others who used them for fun and entertainment. In the United States people watch television and use Internet media a great deal and, yes, have become a nation of “vidiots”. However, television and similar video streaming devices provide valuable information if used
All excesses are generally not beneficial. The overuse of television and media are in my opinion the biggest problem. Media have become part of individual’s life; however, people have to think that the issue is more complex than it seems, and media functionality should be giving according to what they need. The problem is not the media itself, is the way people use it. People have to realize the difference between use and abuse. Sachs called these people in The McGraw-Hill Reader (2011), “vidiots”. Sherry explores in her book, Alone Together (Turkle, 2012) the ways media are changing how people relate to society, their family, their partner, and friends. She gives a sense of how strange individuals’ everyday lives are, how far they have moved away from enjoying each other's presence. The thing is that it has become such use that people give more importance to it instead of use that time to encourage other key aspects of their social and personal lives. Lately, reports showed this are one of the new causes of
But most of the time the influence is negative, the lack of communication in the homes, the violence, the consumerism, are some of the consequences that the television has. Adult people are autonomous of their decisions. They have the obligation to educate not only the children who are the adults of the future, they can teach and educate the adults around them like their family, friends, coworkers and anyone with whom they relate with their actions. Values and respect are taught at home and are encouraged in schools. They must emphasize the proper use of the TV and media and the information handled in them and aware people to avoid become a “vidiot”. They must establish limits on the time they spend watching TV and surfing on Internet and what it is for. Is real that people try to simplify everyday life in partnership with technology with so many applications through their smartphones; nevertheless, they have to moderate