The Television Trap

"They put an off button on the TV for a reason. Turn it off. . ." - George W. Bush
Basically, this quote tells you all you need to know about television. T.V.'s can be a great source of information but it is the amount of television that's bad. The main purpose of a T.V. should be to communicate events that are going on in the world and to inform the viewer. Too many people spend their time watching reality shows and programs whose main purpose is to entertain. Many of these shows are unrealistic and should not be taken as accurate portrayals of life. Young children can be influenced by these shows because they don't know any better.
Everyone needs to be aware of the messages sent out by these shows in order to avoid thinking that is how people actually live.
I do not watch much T.V, but the reason for this is I don't have time. Each night I get home pretty late and by the time I get my homework done, it is already past the time I would what to go to sleep. If I had more time, I would definitely fall into the trap and watch more television. When I do have time, I tend to watch shows such as Covert Affairs, Suits, How I Met Your Mother, and others.
The Emmy Awards are a lot more advertised than the Nobel Prizes which is sad, but shows how viewers are. The Emmy Awards have more famous people who are recognizable to the general public than the Nobel Prizes. This automatically draws people in because audiences want to watch people they have heard of. The majority of people do not really care about who receives Nobel Peace Prizes. The focus of today's world is bad because people have lost interest in the things that really matter and replaced then with silly events that will not be important in years to come.