(10/12) We discussed the effects that TV had. Mr. Miller showed these relationships by helping us create effect "tree" to organize our ideas.
One of the aspects of TV that had an effect on us was the life-like depiction that it gives us. Because of televisions lifelike qualities the idea of stereotypes and violence emerged. An example of this is how people always think crime rates are higher than they actually are because TV focuses so much on violence.
Another thing TV had an effect on was the economy. TV allowed businesses and corporations an easy way to reach mass audiences through advertisements. These advertisements influence us a lot more than we actually think, also they fuel consumerism.
TV also affects political ads. Because advertisements are so expensive it requires a lot of money to run political ads on TV. this means that only wealthy people can really run a successful campaign which gives us limited candidates. For all we know there might be amazing options of intelligent people out there who could make much better presidential conduits then who we have, they just don't have the money or the support from wealthy corporations to run a campaign.
Along with ads and lifelike content TV has also kept us indoors. This has lead to less face to face communication. We spend so much time watching consumed in our phones and watching fictional shows that we never really talk to each other, or experience real life. Along with less face to face communication obesity is a large issue because we get up and move around less.
This lesson really intrigued me because i never really realized how much Tv really affected us and how much it has impacted our lives. I don't really watch a lot of TV but knowing that the average american keeps their TV on for 7 hours a day doesn't really surprise me, i was actually expecting a lot more because of how much TV consumes our lives
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