Since the invention of TV, it has changed everyone’s life. Most of the people are able to get access to information and entertainment easily and readily. Then TV has slowly replaced newspaper and printed media. An average person spends around 4 hours a day watching TV. (He was not. Not until they got the new TV. But still selectively watching TV program). What is lacking from TV is the ability to be interactive with the recipients (or viewers). We should know that government utilizes TV media to disseminate its propaganda and campaign. That’s why there’s government controlled channel. One of the disadvantages of TV is that it does not take into the account of public opinion. It is always one-to-everyone communication. Lately, some programs have included SMS polling. Well, at least there’s minimal feed back communication from the viewer side.
From the scientific research point of view, the brain activity of a person who watches 4 hours TV program a day is somehow quite different compared to a person who doesn’t watch. No doubt there’s a different thinking pattern between the two groups. Of course the one watching TV regularly will have somewhat “informed” information without any reasoning. You watched TV news and you get the direct information from it. Sometimes, it’s subliminal propaganda – it slips through you reasoning ability. Then you are influenced, convinced and persuaded. Similar like how does the advertisement work.
So do spend you time wisely when you come back from work. Do you want to be subjected to passive input from the TV shows? Or be involved in active thinking and intellectual reasoning? And don’t forget to spend time with Him.
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