But there's also the ability to be in touch with bad things. Mr. Stoll also criticized how companies install Internet connections in offices for increased business effectiveness. Of course, it's absurd to put a TV on your work desk. Yet the Internet, with its wide access to games, newsgroups, and chat lines, is considered desirable for the office. There are many similarities between the two mediums.
Television can connect people to information from all over the world.
Others see television eroding the United States' strained interpersonal relationships. Quentin Schultze, a professor of communication at Calvin College, calls the television the Boobis Americanus. We see the tube invading the precious free time of a frenzied culture. By the time a person reaches age 70, he or she will have spent approximately seven years watching television, according to a study conducted by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The amount of violence perpetuated on television is disproportionate to the amount of violence in real life.