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It television viewing correlated with a rise in teen mental illness, I'd say the two would be comparable.
by lr4444lr 3y ago
It television viewing correlated with a rise in teen mental illness, I'd say the two would be comparable.
- h2odragon 3y agoThe first generation to watch a lot of TV went on to exhibit many (then) unique social and individual pathological problems. There were similarities to previous waves: Radio, Novels, and Newspapers all had people decrying the destruction of humanity and civilization because of the dangerous new trends. Bonus points for every wave's denouncers having to ignore all the details like "what are they reading" in order to tar an entire economic sector with the same brush. Seems to be a requirement for the form. Is playing a puzzle game with a group the same "social media" as mindlessly staring at a tiktok stream for the same time period? Was reading a daily newspaper for the stock prices the same as "being informed" of the 1860's equivalents of Bat Boy and Aliens Ate My Husband?
- kayodelycaon 3y agoDon't forget how destructive written language was. Kids didn't build critical memory skills because they could write it down. Clearly the world went to hell after the invention of the alphabet.