Did ya’ll hear about the guy in WI. who is sueing his local cable company? Why? Because he is saying that cable tv has made his 2 kids lazy and stupid and made his wife gain 50 lbs. He said that back in 99 he called and cancelled his cable and they failed to disconnect it. He had a deal with his wife that she could “veg out” infront of the tv till the cable was shut off. He’s sueing for $5thou OR 3 computers and free lifetime internet service!!! My question is do ya’ll think the cable tv (or satelite) is ruining our children? I do.
The problem is with parents who use TV as a baby-sitting device.
And I expect this thread will shortly be moved to Great Debates.
I need to respond to this. I readily admit that I used TV as a baby sitting device. I was a single father, and there are times you need to know the child is safe and occupied.
I also read to my son. Told him stories. Answered every question he ever asked me. Etc. Etc. He ended up pretty good. Currently working on his Ph.D. on a full fellowship.
Cable TV provides a choice. It is a level of freedom of information that is paid for. TV is not evil. Cable is not evil. People, even, aren’t evil.
Everything is how you use any source, any tool. A hoe can chop weeds from the garden, thus producing healthier vegetables; or it can whack off a toe or three.
Nah, not lofty enough for the nobs in GD. Let’s throw it to IMHO.
Allow me to expand on my previous thought.
TV is useful for helping very young children learn. I spent much of my childhood plunked down in front of PBS and children’s shows during the week, cartoons on Saturday morning, but I also did my share of playing outside. My parents helped make sure of that. When my grades started to suffer, they forbade me from playing Atari until I brought them back up.
What I meant was parents who don’t seem to know that their TV has an OFF button (or parental controls for cable), a description which does not apply to hroeder.
To paraphrase the old adage, “To a man holding a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” Here’s a more thorough explanation from the technorealism website.
Its a hell of a lot better than Dish Network.
Hi, QueenBee!
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