2006-08-03 16:40:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Sociology
When I was in 1st grade, I lived in a place that never had TV. When the first TV began there, I did not watch it because I could not see it. I badly needed glasses and no one knew it yet. But, I had compensated with heightened sensitivity to sounds. I noticed an immediate change when TV viewing began there. One week, my school was buzzing with a certain pep and energy. The next week, after TV began, the sounds of my classmates and teachers were subdued and "uninspired", or, lackluster thereafter. I noticed that.
2006-08-03 16:56:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I never watched television as a child, and neither did any of my friends. We have all grown both more intelligent and more active mentally, all the while remaining as equally physically active: and now we do watch TV. This may be true for some people, but it depends on their natural dispositions tending toward apathy. People, with the exception of those affected by mental disease, do not "get dumber," they simply choose to discontinue development of their intellects and therefore fall behind the rest in their age brackets. This behavior may be influenced by TV, but it is certainly not the primary cause--that is the person themself, merely seeking an excuse to act this way--even if that is subconsciously.
2006-08-03 23:46:41 · answer #2 · answered by silenthavens 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES! People who watch TV seem to think there is nothing else worth doing in life. I possess a TV and watch it from time to time. I am almost sorry I have one. I did not grow up with a television and I did so much with my life that no one believed I was as young as I was.
When I watch TV I can literally feel all my intelligence being sucked out of my head. I try to watch educational programing to stave this off, but it still means I'm letting a glowing box do all my thinking and research. :(
2006-08-04 00:46:21 · answer #3 · answered by Quicksilver 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Television is a great way to learn another language if one watches both English and Spanish language programs. The type of TV fare we see is for the most part rather silly, but there are some good programs on the History channel. BBC has good mysteries. The dumb will always continue to be dumb.
2006-08-03 23:47:37 · answer #4 · answered by lpaganus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if the volume is turned up high as are radios and CD players, eventually one will become dumb, or hearing impaired. I guess they could be complacent in that they cannot hear what you are saying so they will politely nod a "yes" to make you feel good or for you to go away and not disturb them.
2006-08-03 23:54:00 · answer #5 · answered by KonSengWon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES. No debate, hands-down, yes.
2006-08-04 00:13:48 · answer #6 · answered by MaqAtak 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know...i dont watch tv
2006-08-03 23:44:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
possibly... smarter people like to read books... rite?
2006-08-03 23:43:43 · answer #8 · answered by AL! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋