A Nation Of Vidiots By Sach - 908 Words

Before we television existed people had to depend on Radio stations to receive there little bit of entertainment and news. But in 1878, the invention of TV began. The first TV made didn’t look anything like the way TV’s look today, it was a mechanical camera with a large spinning disc attached to it (Kids Work). But as over the years, of course inventions of different TV’s progressed and by the 20th century about 90 percent of our population had a TV in their household(). Television today is mainly used for people take a break from their life by relaxing and enjoying some entertainment. In Sach’s essay â€Å"A Nation of Vidiots,† he explains how he believes that the use of television that we intake can contribute to making our people become unhealthy and dumb. In his essays he explains how two thirds of the people in America are obese, one for their bad eating habits and the other reason for watching an unhealthy amount of TV. Sach’s then sa ys that TV is making us dumb mentally by all the TV programs and advertisement that is shown to us. For example, TV ownerships and Politian’s use commercials with catchy tunes to grab viewers’ attention. And with that catchy took and advertisement, the viewer will be anything, which leads them to become less aware of reality and facts. Although Sach’s makes valid points in his essay, I don’t fully agree with him. I do agree with Sach’s when he implies that the use of Television can make us unproductive and fat but I don’t agree thatShow MoreRelatedHow Technology Has Changed Our Lives1217 Words   |  5 Pagesten years already. Since 2011 in the online magazine â€Å"Project Syndicate† Jeffrey Sachs publiced an article about addiction of mass media around 1950s. The title of the article is â€Å"A Nation of Vidiots†. Jeffrey Sachs is a trustworthy person to talk about many academic issues, because he has a PhD degree from Havar d University, and he has done many admirable job positions such as World Health Organization and United Nation (p.441). The author covers well on many aspects of watching too much mass mediaRead MoreWatching An Excessive Amount Of Television935 Words   |  4 Pagesobservation, I would reply that there is a significant connection. The issue is important because it is found in all of America. On the subject of heavy TV watching, it has the ability to lead to various problems. For example, In the Nation Of Vidiots, by Jeffrey Sachs’ he explains why TV is unhealthy by saying, â€Å"Certainly, heavy TV viewing is bad for one’s physical and mental health.† (442) The viewers not only waste their valuable time, but it can also lead to obesity. For example, when the human