Carl wrote: Is telly so bad? Aren't TVs like guns, money and drugs - neutral until used (or mis-used) by humans? I like watching TV. And having more than one set (although I have none at the moment) is more a matter of convenience than the end of the world. Sure, there's nothing wrong with having a TV as long as you lock it in the closet and throw away the key...  Seriously, though, a few hours of TV per week here and there is not going to kill anyone or end the world, but that is not how people are watching it. In addition to the statistic above, Nielsen found that the average American watches TV for 4 hours and 35 minutes every day and that the average household has a TV playing for 8 hours and 14 minutes EVERY DAY. That does not leave much time for quality family time. TV is relaxing and it feels good to watch, but it also puts your brain into a passive, alpha, brainwave state. It is also addictive for many people, hence the astronomical statistics above. As for convenience, in my opinion there is something else going on when there are more TV's than people. There aren't just TV's in family rooms, plus a spare in the basement. There are TV's for the bedrooms, bathrooms (with waterproof remote), refridgerators, cell phones, cars, outdoors, and even in RV's. They are also everywhere in public too: banks, restauants, bars, grocery store check out lines, grocery carts (for kids), doctor's offices, gas stations, planes, buses. There is even a couple companies that have port-o-potties with TV's in them. That's not convenience, that's insanity! Quote | 
