TV is a Waste

TV for the most part is a waste of time and life. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, "American children and adolescents spend 22 to 28 hours per week viewing television, more than any other activity except sleeping. By the age of 70 they will have spent 7 to 10 years of their lives watching TV." Now, think for a moment. If adolescents spent that 22 to 28 hours a week studying science, practicing an instrument, playing a sport, just think how successful they would be. Think how much further society would move. Instead, they squander their time in front of the TV, engrossing themselves in the next show. TV can be a useful tool for learning or for getting the news, but even this branch of television is tainted by opinion and rage outlets such as FOX and MSNBC. I, however should not be talking. I admit that I watch the Daily Show and the Colbert Report almost religiously. I also watch The Office and Tosh.O, so i do have my fair share of shows that I tune into every week. But I do try to limit my time spent in front of the TV because I think it is a waste.