TV Concerns

Many people are concerned that TV can basically make you stupid and also harm your body physically. Sitting on the couch all day and watching a screen is not exactly the most active or brain challenging thing to do. Growing up I was told TV could be both enjoying and harmfull. I was limited to my video game play, and watching TV was usually done in the early morning or late night. My parents did not want me in front of a TV all day and they rather me staying active and keeping my grades up. Growing up I never watched education programs on TV, it was usually cartoons and movies, which we all know will not help you physically nor mentally. Many of my family rules toward TV have stayed with me to my current age. For example, the number one rule was finish your chores and homework before watching TV. Though I am not as strict on this rule now, I still usually do my homework before playing video games or watching TV. However, I find myself watching more educational TV in my current years that can classify TV as not so harmfull.
In relation to peoples worries and television, I think people worry about violence, negative effects to body and brain, and the effects it can have on younger people. Younger children should not be able to watch violent television nor should they be able to watch cartoons all day. I believe television is already the number one source of entertainment and I think this fact can scare many people in its own. Watching TV can shorten ones attentions span and their overall education level. I also believe that those who watch television more will be less obvious to these effects, thus making them less worried about television than those who watch it less.
As television is growing and changing, I think peoples opinions are also doing the same about TV in general. With increasing number of channels, most non-educational, more people can connect and relate to a program. This connection may change a persons opinion on TV because they will feel that it may now be somewhat beneficial. After asking my grandpas concerning his opinion on TV as a young adult and his current opinion, they were quite different. As a young adult, reading the newspaper for information and staying active caused television to seem useless. However at his older age now, the amount of information on TV is greater than that in a newspaper he now has many favorite programs that relate to him.