Television! No Television! What Would The Difference be in Our Lives??

....Hi snowy22315, I think most people would choose the computer, as you can access just about anything on it. Plus there are so many other facets that the computer offers that the television does not. I do like my game shows, and a few other things, but I am finding that my television is becoming more background noise as I work on my computer. I am sure I would miss my television if it were not around, but not as much, since my computer would hopefully be available. Thanks so much for responding and take care.

...Hi there UpsideDownPineapple, You make me hungry "o). I think you are right, we would probably read more and communicate more. Which would be a good thing. I think that as a society there might be less violence, less depression, our brains would not be filled with the day in and day out negative news. We would be more caring about each other, because we would not have to be exposed to people being hurt by other people, the stealing, the kidnappings. These things affect your mental state. So over all, though there are some things that help to instruct us and inform us on television, there is too much of a negative influence at times, especially on the children via the television. Glad it is here, but we could use less of the negativity. Take good care and thanks.

...Hi there cher, My television serves the same basic purpose. I am usually working on the computer and the television serves as the peanut gallery. I have a few channels that I watch on a daily basis sometimes, but I find that there is a lot of nothing on the set. Somebody needs to decide to rework something to stop the monotony of agenda. Thanks so much for your response and take good care.

....Hi SomeCowgirl, I totally agree with your thought. We get so depressed, I think with some of the things that are broadcast, and I don't think most of us realize why. We are hit with bad news from here and bad news from there, so much so that we constantly go around with mental weariness and wonder why we are not happier people. We probably would be better off just cutting the television off sometimes and reading or listening to music. There is an overload of negative information that I feel we could do without. Thanks for your response and take good care.

....Hi jugsjugs, I too am at my computer rather than watching television. I would first have to find something of interest on it that I would take the time to watch. The cable movies are repeated each week, with not much change. Boring. The news is so negative that you do yourself a favor not watching it. So my computer is my haven. I do like the curling sport on the Olympics. Thanks and take care.

..Hi there phoenix8606, Seriously I think you are in a better place without watching television so much. Although there are some very interesting educational things on the television, there is, I feel, an over abundance of negative things that are thrown at us on a daily basis, that we are mentally fatigued at the end of the day. So the fact that you are not watching television, probably helps you to be more positive. Just a thought. Take care and thanks.

...Hi sassy28, You are correct, the internet has basically taken over. You are able to watch videos, movies, news, whatever on the internet. But I do wonder if the television had not been invented, would the internet have been invented anyway? I don't know. My televison is used as background noise as I work on the computer, also as a sleeping pill when I go to bed. So in that regard I would miss having it around. "o) Thanks for responding and take care.