I remember a time when my mom and I were dedicated crime-drama
followers, but not anymore. My reason being the fact that schoolwork, late
night swimming workouts and friends on Skype took up most of my time, while
hers was the difficulty in justifying the cost of a cable subscription that we never
had the time to use. Even when I did have the time, it felt like there was
nothing on that would hold my attention, or maybe my attention span had just
shortened over time.
One of the links in the prompt leads to a collection of
articles, arguing for and against television. While the internet can just as
well be a pointless waste of time, I do agree that it is easily justified by a difference
between the two: computers are interactive, while television is passive. You
can choose what you want to watch, read, or learn about, while with TV, you’re
at the mercy of the network programmers. The internet does hold wide array of
options for those who just want to talk to other humans about how much they
love TV shows, movies or music, and it becomes a more enjoyable, two-way interaction.
(For the record, I don’t hate awards shows; I just don’t
like parts of people they bring out. It seems like a three-hour montage of
arguments waiting to happen and attention seeking stunts, and maybe some of
that should be used to bring attention to more worthy causes.)
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