In most cases, we can implement this behavior within socially acceptable boundaries. In some cases, though, this behavior may be socially unacceptable or self-destructive. Modern society has placed us in a significantly different environment than we evolved in. The ever increasingly single parent households and technological world in which we live alienates our society. For example, authorities speculate TV has some way affected the minds of the young and old alike.
TV competes with studies, physical activity, and social interaction.
Moreover, until recently, we remained active by walking, lifting, hunting, working. As a result, our bodies and minds no longer have the physical stimulation it once thrived on. In addition, our transient society has challenged social ties to ones family and friends, inviting isolation and feelings of loneliness. Furthermore, the advent of the telephone and, more recently, the computer have, in many instances, altered the way we socialize. Emotional highs and lows are always present throughout ones life.