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> TV was despised by whole generations of educated Americans — an “idiot box” that would shorten your attention span and rot your brain. The whole first or sec
by klooney 4y ago
> TV was despised by whole generations of educated Americans — an “idiot box” that would shorten your attention span and rot your brain.
The whole first or second chapter of Bowling Alone is about network effects causing downward spirals in socialization, with TV as the primary substitute. It's basically the same story as Haidt's. They were probably right.
- zeroonetwothree 4y agoWhy were depression rates so low in the 90s/00s then? It doesn't really add up
- klooney 4y agoTV rots your brain and helped break apart the social fabric, but it makes you happy. Cheers, Friends, The Office- lots of shows basically performed the function of companionship.