I would argue that computers are more mentally engaging and stimulating than television is.
Extremely true, they are significantly more conducive to intellectual development, at least from my perspective
I would argue that computers are more mentally engaging and stimulating than television is.
I concur...I would argue that computers are more mentally engaging and stimulating than television is.
Tv programming wouldn't be possible without advertisers. Advertisers fund tv programming.. so essentially, if the program doesn't guide viewers to purchase those products advertised between segments.. the program doesn't get air time. Tv is pretty much a vehicle for selling shit.Advertising is evil, not TV.
Wasn't cable TV once free of commercials?Tv programming wouldn't be possible without advertisers.
Tv programming wouldn't be possible without advertisers. Advertisers fund tv programming.. so essentially, if the program doesn't guide viewers to purchase those products advertised between segments.. the program doesn't get air time. Tv is pretty much a vehicle for selling shit.
You are all assuming that everything on television is shit. Real television shows ARE made by artists who want to create art. There is a lot of Television and film bashing here, but there are people who dedicate their lives to learning the craft of creating cinema or TV as a means of artistic expression, as a means of providing honesty and truth to their audience- well, to the ones who care to look.
True. But like all real art, those shows tend to do poorly. And unlike other art, television that doesn't draw views dies. It's rare for real film to do well.You are all assuming that everything on television is shit. Real television shows ARE made by artists who want to create art. There is a lot of Television and film bashing here, but there are people who dedicate their lives to learning the craft of creating cinema or TV as a means of artistic expression, as a means of providing honesty and truth to their audience- well, to the ones who care to look.
If people have an appetite for crap, they will find it, whether it be from a tv, radio, books or computers.
But I mean when people say 'television rots your brain' what is the basis for that?
Are you guys sitting here seriously telling me that it's the advertising and has nothing to do with the way the brain supposedly functions while watching television? When does that factor come into the argument, and how is the proven/disproved?
It's not just what you watch, it's how you think about or process what you watch which determines how much it affects you. If you have good critical thinking and reasoning skills, and keep yourself pretty well informed with other reliable sources of info, you can screen out what's bad and benefit from the good it has to offer.
What channel do these shows play? Would you classify Salo' 120 Days of Sodom in this category of good art?You are all assuming that everything on television is shit. Real television shows ARE made by artists who want to create art. There is a lot of Television and film bashing here, but there are people who dedicate their lives to learning the craft of creating cinema or TV as a means of artistic expression, as a means of providing honesty and truth to their audience- well, to the ones who care to look.
But I mean when people say 'television rots your brain' what is the basis for that?
Are you guys sitting here seriously telling me that it's the advertising and has nothing to do with the way the brain supposedly functions while watching television? When does that factor come into the argument, and how is the proven/disproved?
I would argue that computers are more mentally engaging and stimulating than television is.