Television

In today’s society there is at least one television in 99% of the households in America. On average there are at least 2.24 televisions per household. Television is not always bad but people spend too much time watching it. With the lack of individuality that people have, television tends to cause problems. The average households watch nearly seven hours of television per day, and most people like to eat while watching television. This sometimes contributes to obesity

Many younger children, and even teenagers, do not have very much individuality, so a lot of times they want to portray the images they see when watching television. There is so much violence on television in today's society.  Therefore, this is all most children really see growing up. In the end, it all comes back down to individuality. By this I mean children don't want to think for themselves; they want to do what they see, and most of the time, these things come from watching television.

Instead of going for a run or doing something productive, a lot of people would rather watch television.  Also, television is a major distraction from important tasks, such as studying.  Many people have been programmed to need it when doing anything.  I've witnessed people turning on the television before opening up their textbook, which is very sad.  It distracts people from the task at hand.