The small screen that has a big influence

            We all agree that television was a great invention, right?

            Nowadays, the television has a big importance in our lives since it can inform us about what is going on in the world, including some cities and peoples that we probably never heard about. It’s actually rare and strange to see someone without a television in his or her home and it is more and more common to see a family with three or more televisions. 

            In the past, the only way to hear the news, music and soap operas was the radio, and that was a big entertainment to people. Radio was a great invention since people could hear and know what was going on in other parts of the globe. However, when television appeared, people now could not only hear but also see what was happening in other countries.  The television is a great way of spread the information, we can hear and watch (sometimes with direct transmission) what is happening in other communities. Moreover, television is a big entertainment to those who don’t get too much attached to it since people can acquire knowledge from it and have fun with it.

            People now have access to films and even theatre plays without leaving home and that had brought problems to the cinema and theaters since fewer and fewer people attend those places.

            Nevertheless, television has some disadvantages such as the fact that people are really influenced by what they see on it: they want to copy and buy what they see in the commercials, the programs and in the soap operas. Otherwise, sometimes young people become insensitive to situations of violence in real life because they have become accustomed to see much violence in the movies and also in the news. Also, people who get too much addicted to television become antisocial and obese since they don’t interact with other people, including their families, and pass the day seated in front of the TV, without doing nothing.  

            On the other hand, there are some programs such as animal documentaries and cultural programs that can teach a lot to teenagers since they can acquire more knowledge about the world in general, although many people find it uninteresting.

            We can all agree that television has altered our world but we can not say that it had modified our world only for better because of the reasons that I have already mention above. I personally agree that every technology has its pros and cons and television is no exception. It is true that if we watch TV with moderation, we can benefit from the things that television gives, such as inform us, educate us and at the same time entertain us. And if it weren’t the television, who can affirm that people wouldn’t had developed something else similar (or not)? We live in a world full of possibilities to create anything and if it weren’t the television, someone would come up with other technology that could manipulate and entertain us too.

            It is so unconscious the act of turn on a TV that we do not even realize how influential it can become in our lives.

            Television is one of the most widespread communication vehicles in the world and we can affirm that television has changed the way that the world communicates. TV is and will continue to be involved in a constant process of evolution and adaptation to new technologies and social needs. Moreover, it should be noted that technology is increasingly associated with society and that provides the necessary tools to develop it in a way that contributes to the evolution of society.