> and television (Which enabled entertainment as a passive indirect consumption) Absolutely. There were periods of time in history when there was significant o

> and television (Which enabled entertainment as a passive indirect consumption) Absolutely. There were periods of time in history when there was significant opposition to television. Hence the coining of terms like "boob tube", "idiot box", "idiot's lantern", "cultural wasteland", etc. You can see a bit more of some of that (although not with a primarily historical focus) here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_aspects_of_television#Negative_effects_of_television https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_aspects_of_television#N... EDIT: For yet more on this topic: https://behavioralscientist.org/history-panic-entertainment-technology/ https://behavioralscientist.org/history-panic-entertainment-... https://20thcenturyhistorysongbook.com/song-book/the-fifties/criticism-of-1950s-television/ https://20thcenturyhistorysongbook.com/song-book/the-fifties... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Arguments_for_the_Elimination_of_Television https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Arguments_for_the_Elimina...