Kids who grow up without access to television tend to read and learn to think as adults rather than in the 9 second bursts trained in by Sesame Street and TV in general. One reason leftists cannot argue is that they have TV trained attention spans. They can hold on to a thought just long enough to make an assertion.
TV has been entirely replaced by “ipads” for my GK’s. I don’t know whether that’s better or worse, but you’d have to think worse when you see the technologically honed hypnotic power that these devices hold over them. It’s all based on refinement of content, which tends toward a rapid patter with constantly shifting focus. I guarantee you it is MESMERIZING for them, just as much as I can hardly follow what is being said.