Just wait til they figure out what the internet does to you....
Television and liberalism have the exact same effect on people..go figure : \
At least the internet is somewhat proactive and requires some engagement.
Still, I'll bet it leads to some logic skills deterioration.
I agree, up to a point. Given a tiny bit of creative thought and reasoning ability, a curious child can research without limit any of their interests.
Unfortunately the resources they hit are a mixture of legitimate peer-reviewed work, mixed with nonsense, and if they have no basic education with which to differentiate, get nowhere, or worse.
Examples:
Chemistry: Redox reactions: K3\/\/L BOMS
Medicine: Symptoms of myasthenia gravis: Herbal nonsense as a cure.
Art: Origins of Impressionism: Pr0N
Religion: The Writings of Aquinas: Satanic Ritual
But the internet, being anarchistic, at least is not subject to the propaganda dictates of despicable filth like Jennings, Brokaw, and Rather.(spit, burn in Hell&Etc.)
With the proper use of the informed BS filter, the internet (Newsgroups and the WWW) can answer any question, and can render Encarta and the Britannica obsolete, outmoded, wearisome,and futile. For the minor effort of signing up for resources like Micropatent and Medline, anyone can order top-notch literature and research without limit.
Since the late 1980's, it has made tremendous contributions to my career. Television, however....What's that? That was the box in the living room that used to have Jackie Gleason on it, and used to waste my time.
Good Riddance. Life is too short and the Mind too precious to profane it with television.
TV is like eating styrofoam...Filling up while starving.
>>Just wait til they figure out what the internet does to you....<<
Or video games. My hubby and I have an ongoing tiff. He believes the our girls should not watch tv at all. He has no problem with throwing them on "Barbie Magic Hair Styler".
I believe that if one makes tv forbidden fruit, they will turn it on every minute. I restrict the hours to early morning "Discovery Kids" and Mommie making dinner time with "PBS Kids". Otherwise I say, "Monnie time" and it's FoxNews.
My hubby's mother (the nut) turns off the tv every time she sees someone watching it. My mother always had the tv on with nothing the kids wanted to watch.
He gets sucked into the tv and I can take it or leave it. Go figure.