Truthfully, I watch TV quite a lot, and very few people today can actually say that they never watch TV because socially people don't want to be known as a "couch potato" but really everyone watches TV and its very apparent when people start talking about their favorite TV shows. On the other hand everyone wishes they didn't watch as much TV as they do, because 99% of the time you could be doing something useful with that time, and in my case could be actually doing homework on time.
I watch TV because it is something interesting to do at home, I usually watch ESPN, The Entourage, or some show on the Discovery channel, they are all complete opposite parts of the spectrum of TV. I admit that most of the time the educational value of the shows I watch are little to none, but I see the point of TV is for fun not for learning. I think parents who do not allow their children to watch normal shows like Spongebob are hurting the childrens' social abilities, because truthfully just because a kid starts out smart does not mean that they will end up being successful later in he/she's life.
On the other hand, shows like Teen Mom should not be allowed to watch because they do not help people one bit, and all they are really used for in my thoughts is to make dumb mistakes look ok or to make people who watch the shows feel better about themselves because they aren't in the position of the person in the show. Overall, there should be some rules on what TV shows can be produced, and each one should have some reason to the person watching it.
Overall, TV isn't as bad as everyone makes it seem; yes, everyone should try and not watch TV as much as they do, and really focus on something that will help them in the future.
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