Their sets drone on with Nightline , mindless talk shows and assorted reruns until everyone is asleep. The funny thing is, no one believes they are influenced by television. TV is addictive because it requires nothing of us . We consider television to be an amusement. When we plop in front of the tube we often disengage our brains.
TV is addictive because it focuses our attention .
Television trains us not to carry on conversations, read or do anything else for fear that we might miss something important. TV is addictive because it provides a temporary escape . Through the actors on the screen we, if only for a few minutes, escape our boredom, pain and frustrations. We vicariously live out adventures and fantasies. TV is addictive because it's easy .