Television is an addictive device which keeps the lower classes subdued; a perpetuator of violence; and a silent destroyer of intellectualism.
             With little exception, watching television is a waste of my time. Emotionally and intellectually, most television programs are set at a junior high school level. Watching television rarely requires the use of body or mind. I also find most of the advertising pretty insulting. There are so many things I am interested in that I never see on television.
             I have a television. I do not have cable and I rarely watch the few channels that my antenna catches. I think television is a wonderful invention with infinite potential, but most television programs do not interest me.
             "Television offers neither rest or stimulation."1 Many people enjoy sitting in front of the television after a hard day's work, but I fail to see how television is relaxing or restful. The exhaustion and emptiness I feel after watching a few hours of television is similar to how I feel after a few hours of shopping.
             When watching television, the mind may be in alpha, but it is not a dead mind. Images (most of them hollow) are pouring into it. This creates a zombie-like state for the viewer. This state may be caused by sensory overload.
             I cannot relate to most of the characters on these shows. They tend to be shallow and uninteresting. They tend to be stereotypes. They usually annoy me. Sometimes I do find characters I like, but I get tired of them quickly because they are so one-dimensional and they never evolve, they get stuck in formulaic routines.
             Take George from Seinfeld, the best character I have seen on television, a mixture of insecurity and shamelessness. I watched that show for a while because he would get into these everyday situations and be so uptight and sensitive about everything, yet such a selfish jerk. It was funny for a while, b...