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“The two aims of the Party are to conquer the whole surface of the earth and to extinguish once and for all the possiblity of independent thought. There are therefore two great problems which the Party is concerned to solve. One is how to discover against his will what another human being is thinking and the other is how to kill several hundred million people in a few seconds without giving warning beforehand.” ― George Orwell, 1984
Television is one of the most
significant inventions of our time.
When I think of television and the
power of this invention, memories of growing up without it come to mind. Before TV was invented, life was about doing
outdoor activities, creating, interacting with other people, and learning from
real everyday life events.
Then came
television and its seductive entertainment and manipulation of our brain. TV has
been able to transform each one of us into non-thinking zombies. Television has the power to change minds, opinions,
to make people indifferent, and to keep everyone stagnant.
The power that comes with having the world's
attention is scary. Television has been
able to start and stop wars, keep the world informed and misinformed, and
transform the world into a gullible puppet.
Regardless of all opinions about television, some will say that there are
positive aspects of the invention, such as the ability to educate. This invention has helped people from all
walks of life, which have not been able to travel the world, learn about other cultures,
and see how similar we humans are. TV can teach us about plants, animals, the
universe, different skills, and many other subjects. Moreover TV, via entertainment, can make a routine
life more bearable and exciting. It can also encourage imagination and bring
families together.
However, there are
some negative aspects that cannot be overlooked. Television unfortunately encourages indifference
and laziness, discourages knowledge-seeking behavior and thought, and increases
obesity and violence amongst its viewers.
Having your mind fed constantly with information, images of violence,
and entertainment can be desensitizing.
The constant feed of information can succor people to lose their ability
to differentiate between fantasy and reality; it creates a new perception of
the truth.
To concatenate my thoughts, television
is an amazing invention that changed the world and brought us together with its
charm. It is a secret weapon with the
ability to make the world chaos, a consumable drug that no one can stop. It has
the ability to make the world its best or its worst.
