Because you people and 62 million other Americans are listening to me right now. –
Because less than 3% of you people read books. –
Because less than 15% of you read newspapers. –
Because the only truth you know is what you get over this tube. –
Right now, there is a whole, an entire generation that never knew anything that did not come out of this tube. –
So if you want the Truth, go to God. –
Go to your gurus. –
Go to yourselves! –
Because that’s the only place you’re ever gonna find any real truth. –
Television has played a pivotal role in the socialization of the 20th and 21st centuries. There are many aspects of Television that can be addressed, including negative issues such as media violence.
Current research is discovering that individuals suffering from social isolation can employ Television to create what is termed a parasocial relationship with characters from their favorite Television shows and movies as a way of deflecting feelings of loneliness and social deprivation.