Today has brought me to the realization that I really hate today's TV shows. Don't get me wrong, I've always been not too keen on the idea of wasting away in front of the idiot box- but as I sit in a hospital waiting room it's being drilled into my head that I really can't take it.
I had to accompany my grandmother to her doctor's appointment and not wanting to follow her in, opted for the waiting room. Had I realized a small child was going to walk in about 45 seconds later, I would've chosen to go in with her. The child's arrival cued the secretary to turn on the television which had previously been off... and thus my torture has begun. I don't understand how so many people enjoy TV. You could just as easily read a book or even play a video game- neither of which have been scientifically proven to drop your IQ and make your attention span shorter. Actually, studies have proven that video games (particularly first person shooters) increase awareness and attention span and even peripheral vision. On top of this, watching the tv show I am currently just shows me why today's children can be such little snots. The TV show seems to be going out of its way to display and even promote bad behavior and throwing in automated laughs every other minute to make it seem amusing. I don't know about you, but I'm not laughing. I've seen the negative effects that too much TV have on younger children and I've made the choice to live without it. - maddie
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