E. B. White makes an interesting statement when he says, "Television hangs on the questionable theory that whatever happens anywhere should be sensed everywhere. If everyone is going to be able to see everything, in the long run all sights may lose whatever rarity value they once possessed, and it may well turn out that people, being able to see and hear practically everything, will be specially interested in almost nothing."What strikes me most about this quote is that White says the value of what we see will be lost. I completely agree with this. Even in the last few years of my life I have noticed a remarkable change in the morals of the media. We have gone from a society of God fearing, upright people to a degredated generation who looks to feed their carnal appetite. Although this may seem a bit extreme to some, I wouldn't be suprised if we ended up like the Romans who thirsted so much for more entertainement that they eventually found themsevles forcing men to fight for their lives. Sure, right now we wouldn't think of actually allowing people to get muredered in the name of entertainment, but what happens when the fake murders of TV become boring because we've seen them a million times over. This nation will eventaully want more. Already we see the results of the media on our young people who go to their schools and shoot their fellow students.
This is why I believe TV is destructive and that it is changing America. If you have one (like I do) you should be ashamed.
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