Unfortunately, the effects of watching a mere hour of daytime drama really add up. People waste valuable time watching and obsessing over soap operas. Students could use this time to study and do homework, instead of waiting until the last minute, and completing their Algebra homework at eleven at night. Housewives and husbands could use the chance to rest and unwind, but too many men and women abuse this time. Instead of watching just one show, they end up watching about three, and their entire day is spent in front of a television.
Soap operas promote laziness.
They allow students and adults to sit around the house, stuffing their faces instead of going outside to release energy and to work out. One of the reasons Americans are so obese and physically unfit is because they spend time sitting in front of their television sets. The only exercise they do is walking from their couches to their refrigerators to get tubs of Bon-bons, or bags of Cheese Balls. It is horrible to think that Americans do not go out to play, walk, or ride their bikes, because they are too afraid or too upset that they will miss the next episode of their favorite daytime show. It is one thing to watch a soap opera, but it is another thing if it becomes your life.