Satire About Tv Addiction
How many people here don't think I'm going to be serious? Okay, that would be all of you.
Well, here is the shocker: I'm serious about this. TV addiction is very, very real. More so than smoking, more so than pot, and more so than alchohol. It is more insidious than any of these addictions because an entire industry and institution has been built around television entertainment. It is such a part of mainstream America that we don't even realize what we're doing until it's too late. TV addiction is uncontrollable. The price for TV addiction is higher than any of us will consciously admit. I'm certain that it is the downfall of most marriages and the reason why half of this country is unemployed, overweight, lazy, and has attention deficit disorder. …show more content…
Fate was also on my side. I didn't take a television with me to college and I read more. I found that I was able to focus a little bit better in class and I could actually do relatively well in school. I also learned that without the "plug-in distraction" that I had at home, I had no urge to procrastinate (or at the very least, had to get creative on how I procrastinated). When I came home during the summer off seasons, I worked and had no real time for TV. I would only watch TV on Saturday Mornings (I just love cartoons). There just wasn't any time for any …show more content…
So, take this advice for what it's worth. Don't you think it would be better to help your child with their studies or to be around to answer a question or maybe throw some sage advice instead of just watching the tube? Isn't better for a child's development to have them think you, say, give a shit? Now my wife and I aren't the best uncle and aunt in the world, but, if any of my nieces ever needed help on a project or advice or information for a report they were writing, we'd both be happy to help. Why? Because helping someone contribute to be a better person, or at least a wiser one, is better than searching for what can be found while surfing the cable stations. Is your time better spent watching the tube or making a memory for someone who can take what you give them and apply it in real
Well, here is the shocker: I'm serious about this. TV addiction is very, very real. More so than smoking, more so than pot, and more so than alchohol. It is more insidious than any of these addictions because an entire industry and institution has been built around television entertainment. It is such a part of mainstream America that we don't even realize what we're doing until it's too late. TV addiction is uncontrollable. The price for TV addiction is higher than any of us will consciously admit. I'm certain that it is the downfall of most marriages and the reason why half of this country is unemployed, overweight, lazy, and has attention deficit disorder. …show more content…
Fate was also on my side. I didn't take a television with me to college and I read more. I found that I was able to focus a little bit better in class and I could actually do relatively well in school. I also learned that without the "plug-in distraction" that I had at home, I had no urge to procrastinate (or at the very least, had to get creative on how I procrastinated). When I came home during the summer off seasons, I worked and had no real time for TV. I would only watch TV on Saturday Mornings (I just love cartoons). There just wasn't any time for any …show more content…
So, take this advice for what it's worth. Don't you think it would be better to help your child with their studies or to be around to answer a question or maybe throw some sage advice instead of just watching the tube? Isn't better for a child's development to have them think you, say, give a shit? Now my wife and I aren't the best uncle and aunt in the world, but, if any of my nieces ever needed help on a project or advice or information for a report they were writing, we'd both be happy to help. Why? Because helping someone contribute to be a better person, or at least a wiser one, is better than searching for what can be found while surfing the cable stations. Is your time better spent watching the tube or making a memory for someone who can take what you give them and apply it in real