Are You A TV Addict?!
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Originally posted by Squishy:
I’ve heard it said that T.V and computer games can promote anti-social behaviour, and to a degree I guess it’s true. Although, I think most adults are less affected and they use television as a way to start a conversation, like we do here, or discussing sporting events. Children seem at the most risk, watching television seems to hamper certain learning skills, i.e how to communicate in the real world, and in some cases they are shut off from society.
You hear that some are influenced by T.V, again it could be attributed to how your childhood was shaped, you end depending on T.V as your portal to the outside.
But I think most people with a T.V have the same requirements as each other, I watch only things that interest me, so at best it’s about 2-3 hours viewing, and that’s on a good night.
But I would rather be sat in a front of a T.V with a nice cold beer than throwing my money down the drain getting rat-arsed down the local bar (though once in a while is good!!!), a lot of it is due to age or your circumstances. Like housewives, stuck at home all day, the only highlight is picking up the kids from school, and the only entertainment provided is boring daytime T.V…sounds like hell to me!!!
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I agree. I like television and video games. I’m not one of those people who believes that all the violence in society is the result of [i]The Matrix[/i] and “Doom.” But television can have unhealthy effects on people, especially younger children. To many people, television is something to which they compare their lives, and develop their sense of what the real world is like (I think that’s true of everyone, to an extent). Television presents fictitious situations and norms that can be confused with reality. Actually I think it’s shows that are “mundane” and close to reality that cause the most trouble, rather than violent cop shows or that sort of thing.
Like I said, I’m not against entertainment, but people can become disconnected from reality.