Out of nearly 10,000 books on television,Mander found that none advocated the elimination of this medium. People have grown to accept the idiot box, and don't realize the harm that it is doing. Mander convincingly shows that television by its very nature is detrimental to human well-being. The medium is the message. Even if control of TV could be taken away from the vested interests, it would not change the nature of the beast.
TV can only have a mind-numbing and alienating effect on people.