Can i just say television is only a piece of plastic and glass that occupies space in homes which eventually sucks the energy out of families and people. Why do we invest so much time into this item when there is no tangible ROI – certainly the only helpful result from this wasteful task is giving yourself more time to push aside your actual responsibilities. Why do we feel like we have to have the cable plugged into the wall as if it is our life-line to the world - because we all know that the television does not represent the 'real' world - you do know that right?! It's full of fake information, useless worry, monitored news, and wasteful ever-changing repetitive stories. The majority of the hour long drama filled daytime shows have all become soap-operas or gossip meetings in one way or another. I will admit that i enjoy three shows and i will watch at least one once a week (by the way i don't have cable). However, as of this morning i realized that i turn on my television for the sheer entertainment of background noise as i do my routine daily living. Each time i do that i pay a few more dollars to the power company to participate in car salesman jiggles, fast-food commercials, women with a point of 'View', and psychotherapist’s who have answers to everything expect this disease we call television. I can think of a hand full of excellent song writers that could blow any day-time script out of the water. I can think of plenty of books that would enjoy my company on my porch. If the screen must be of pleasure i can think of plenty of blockbusters that have real creative and artistic value. And God forbid there is always the creation of blogs - a little inspirational outlet to release inner expressions on the WWW is not so bad (according to DateLine NBC)!
4.09.2008
Put down the remote and no one will get hurt . . .
Can i just say television is only a piece of plastic and glass that occupies space in homes which eventually sucks the energy out of families and people. Why do we invest so much time into this item when there is no tangible ROI – certainly the only helpful result from this wasteful task is giving yourself more time to push aside your actual responsibilities. Why do we feel like we have to have the cable plugged into the wall as if it is our life-line to the world - because we all know that the television does not represent the 'real' world - you do know that right?! It's full of fake information, useless worry, monitored news, and wasteful ever-changing repetitive stories. The majority of the hour long drama filled daytime shows have all become soap-operas or gossip meetings in one way or another. I will admit that i enjoy three shows and i will watch at least one once a week (by the way i don't have cable). However, as of this morning i realized that i turn on my television for the sheer entertainment of background noise as i do my routine daily living. Each time i do that i pay a few more dollars to the power company to participate in car salesman jiggles, fast-food commercials, women with a point of 'View', and psychotherapist’s who have answers to everything expect this disease we call television. I can think of a hand full of excellent song writers that could blow any day-time script out of the water. I can think of plenty of books that would enjoy my company on my porch. If the screen must be of pleasure i can think of plenty of blockbusters that have real creative and artistic value. And God forbid there is always the creation of blogs - a little inspirational outlet to release inner expressions on the WWW is not so bad (according to DateLine NBC)!
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A friend of my mine often references this need for TV as people's way of living life through the characters on the shows and really it makes sense. If you think about it, instead of going out to dinner with friends, we're watching an episode of Friends where they go out to dinner. I mean really why think, act, do, create...when we can just sit on our lazy bums and watch others do so?! Ridiculous, I say!
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