I have a poster in my room of Bart Simpson in front of a television. He looks disoriented and has drool coming from his mouth. There is a speech bubble with the sentence, "Thanks to television, I can't remember what happened 8 minutes ago." That is not true, of course. Or, at least, it seems too far fetched to be. However, it has the potential to become a fact if one were to watch enough television and not do enough things to stimulate their brain. If we become too dependent and reliant on television, it could very well destroy our brain.
I sometimes stop watching television after taking a glance at the poster. This is what Postman meant in his book Amusing Ourselves to Death. Television is a form of corruption of the mind, and too much may cause permanent brain damage. I hate to sound all medical and all, but it is a possibilty.
"Thanks to television, I can't remember what happened 8 minutes ago." Sounds scary, if you ask me.
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