Television is the perfect sedative for our society. It's better than conventional drugs and alcohol, because it has no overt psychological effects that last after you finish watching TV. It doesn't cause instant death from overdose. It just wastes more and more of your time, giving you unrealistic expectations of reality. It makes you feel safe and secure. It doesn't require any critical thinking for most programming. The more time people are distracted, the less time we have to make changes to our society. And besides distraction, it pushes out potentially important information and replaces it with bullshit. Whether it's sports statistics, what happened at an awards show, or the latest episode of Dexter, it's just a bunch of useless knowledge.
There are so many more exciting, productive, and fun things to do than watching other people do them on TV. Entertainment is fine in moderation, but average TV viewing for Americans is something like 3 to 4 hours a day. And then studies come out that there are millions of people that suffer from clinical depression, and in the future, it will be the most common serious illness. TV watching can't be helpful in that regard.
What I'm trying to say is, watch less TV and you'll be better off in life. From personal experience and knowing people that watch a lot of TV, it's a powerful drug that subtracts from your life far more than it adds.
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