Television

In most homes nowadays we can expect to find at least one television. set each. Some more affluent homes have more than one. A television set is no longer a luxury, it has become a common part of living.
As a means of communication, there is virtually nothing to match it. With it we can watch a football match thousands miles away by the mere flick of a switch (push of a button), in full colour and high fidelity sound. News that took months to travel from one place to another now takes just a fraction of a second, and minus the distorting factor of human messengers. The impact of this improved communication on our lives is are great indeed. We are not only better informed of current events all over the world but we are also exposed to a multitude of different cultures and ways of life. Never before did we have to face such a huge onslaught of information. Used with this discretion, TV can provide us with much knowledge. Used carelessly, TV can reduce us into non-thinking entities.

Combine TV and internet and you can go brain dead.