For the Love and Hate of Television- Olivia McCrary

I rarely watch television, though only because I don't have much free time. Whenever I get the chance, I find watching television enjoyable and I can definitely understand why so many people spend their time doing so. Even with the irritating number of advertisements, TV is still great entertainment. It only becomes a problem when people decide to spend absurd amounts of time watching television. It is an easy way to waste time and because there so many different shows on TV, people struggle to choose and end up watching as many as possible. I'm sure there are far too many people that care more about TV than anything else. There are probably plenty of high school students who watch the latest episodes of their favorite shows instead of studying for an important test. As much as I like television, I must say our society places too much emphasis on entertainment (TV, movies) and, as a result, not enough on things like the Nobel Prizes and meaningful accomplishments in science, medicine, technology, etc.