Monday, July 18, 2016
Thinking Should Be Priority
Although I have already read Amusing Ourselves to Death, I am still interested about what Neil Postman had said. Postman gets right to the point and uses examples that further makes what he says interesting. He says television is only for entertainment and I agree with what he says, even though he said it very long ago and has no idea what our world has become as of today. Society has turn politics and other issues into more of entertainment and to promote certain campaigns and we, as the people, watch it in return and support these campaigns. We simply don't think further beyond what society says and just read or listen to words that are meaningless to us. I don't think we can't dig further into what the sentences say but rather we choose to not go too far into thought so we do not lose interest in things.
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I totally agree Lawrence that television, by all means, is just an entertainment platform. Also our society is very incoherent on what is displayed on the television screen. The disinformation they receive only results in just not knowing full what idea is being given to them. Of course this would only happen because, again, television is just an entertainment platform.
ReplyDeleteWhile television is mostly for entertainment I do think that there are facts to be learned from television. Documentaries and educational films exist and are quite informative. And as far as children's television goes, there are shows that are not only informative but entertaining as well. Children wouldn't learn if someone on the tv just sat and told them how to count. They would lose focus. But when a bright and colorful little girl on the tv asks if they can count the stars with her, then that child might actually retain that information.
ReplyDeleteThe sad truth about humanity is that if we are not entertained, we will not pay attention. Most modern teens would not want to go and watch a six hour opera. But if someone decided to make a six hour movie about what happens after Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, there would be quite a few of us willing to go watch that. Songs, television, comedy, and things that make learning "fun" or entertaining are what helps most people to truly learn