They are well-meaning folks, but the premise is misguided. The assumption is that television is automatically a bad thing. They are wrong. Starting with former Federal Communications Commissioner Newton Minnow back in the 1960s, high-brows have demeaned television. Others call it the boob tube.
Television is an electronic miracle.
It enables worldwide communication. It is a good thing. What's bad all too often is the programs on television. There is a lot of garbage. But there is a lot of fine, intelligent programming as well.