Some individuals suppose that binge-watching is mindless, but when done with moderation, binge-watching can be harmless with great quantities of benefits. I claim that binge-watching is not harmful seeing that it helps a lot of people with depression overcome it and also improves people’s imagination. This topic is controversial because many people tend to believe that it destroys their mental wellness. To begin, binge-watching when approached mindfully, can provide a temporary escape from our daily stressful lives. People who face depression need to have an escape from reality to calm themselves. The evidence states, “Contrary to popular belief, binge-watching can actually be a source of stress relief. Engrossing ourselves in a captivating TV series allows us to momentarily escape the stressors of everyday life.” (“The Benefits of Binge-Watching: Surprising Insights”). Based on this evidence, we can see that binge-watching can help individuals to …show more content…
The visual and auditory elements of binge-worthy shows also contribute to creative thinking. Cinematic techniques, compelling soundtracks, and innovative visual effects can inspire individuals to think creatively. “Contrary to popular belief, binge-watching can actually be a source of stress relief. Engrossing ourselves in a captivating TV series allows us to momentarily escape the stressors of everyday life.” (“The Benefits of Binge-Watching: Surprising Insights”). Based on the evidence from this article, we can conclude that immersing oneself in a series for an extended period exposes the viewer to diverse narratives, intricate plotlines, and imaginative worlds, serving as a wellspring of inspiration. Engaging in binge-watching sessions often sparks creativity and enhances imaginative thinking by immersing individuals in diverse
Winn, Marie. “Television Addiction” The McGraw-Hill Reader. 8th ed. Ed. Gilbert Muller, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003. 505-507
Television is a highly entertaining way to pass the time whenever we may want to relax or may not have anything to do. Some believe that watching television is nothing more than staring at a box while others believe that it can help us become aware of things we may not have noticed before such as social issues or in some measure get our brains thinking. This paper will point out the similarities and differences of Antonia Peacocke 's essay "Family Guy and Freud: Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious" and Steven Johnson 's "Watching television makes you smarter" aswell as
In the world today watching television is so addictive that everything else looks unattractive. The author argues that television is not lethal as drugs and alcohol but it can have many effects such as children getting more violent and reality seem second best. Every person lives are filled with emotions including anxiety, depression, and stress so after long hard work day the best medicine is to turn the television on and not to worry about anything. For example, I usually drive from site to site to take care of business. So when I return home from work I will sit on my couch and turn the television on and flick the channel until I fall to sleep. As Marie Winn describes, "the television experience allows the participant to blot out the real world and e...
American pop culture has come a long way in the last few decades: from the rock 'n’ roll boom of the fifties, to the hippie aesthetic of the seventies, to the electronic age of the nineties. Pop culture clearly fluctuates at a rapid pace and even though fads have come and gone, one thing has remained viable even in more contemporary times: the TV set. On top of that, never has the world seen a greater peak in technology than it has in recent years, and the television is no exception. Unfortunately, as fascinating as these advancements may sound, it is generally presumed that the television—as with much modern pop culture tech—has had and continues to have detrimental effects on Western culture. Given that the TV has been a predominant force for the last sixty years, it’s safe to assume that most have heard the pervasive statement of how television "rots your brain.” By contrast, the benefits of this technology are rarely discussed and when the topic does arise, it seems to be hastily dismissed as “phooey.” Despite these labels, some would argue that television pop culture not only provides a form of recreational relaxation, but also has the potential to enhance cognitive capabilities.
3. What is the difference between a'smart' and a'smart'? There are many sources of evil in the world, ranging from dictators to the common man. Many stories of fiction emphasize that trait of evil, making it seem more intense and dangerous. An example of this would be Cinder by Marissa Meyer, with the examples of Cinder's stepmom, Linh Adri, and stepsister, Linh Pearl, both of them trapping Cinder in a cycle of evil and hatred with excessive control along with unnecessary rude comments and mistreatment.
Binge watching: “viewing multiple episodes of a television program in rapid succession”, is a phenomenon that television enthusiasts have embraced with the introduction of new technologies like SVOD, streaming video on demand, television consumption platforms unique to the digital age (“binge-watch,” def. 1). Services that offer SVOD such as Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime are even encouraging binge watching through their marketing practices and content creation (Greenberg). So why is binge watching, or rather binge viewing, an activity that people are participating in under the false assumption that it is a socially unacceptable guilty pleasure; an indulgence, just as eating an exorbitant amount of high-calorie foods is.
How many times a day does one say they are tired? While walking through school hallways, work places, almost anywhere one can hear someone say, “I am so tired.” Many have routines that start early in the morning and end late at night. Running through the normal routines of school, work and any other scheduled events can eliminate one’s energy. Napping once a day can help the problem of being tired all the time, while promoting health, keeping one refreshed, relaxed and prolonging energy. Even though people have busy lives, they should make sleep a priority and take a nap every day.
Hunter Gilliam J. Snyder English 9 24 Apr. 2015 Picture yourself in a cafeteria and look around, and you will see people on their phones. While technology has improved over the last 20 years, not all of it is good. People spend many hours a day looking at a screen. It is often overused in today's society. People are obsessed with the technology of today.
More than 70% of Americans participate in binge-watching, and most binge-watchers watch 5-10 episodes in a single session. Binge-Watching is the activity of watching many or all of the episodes of a TV series in succession; these behaviors were made more popular with video-on-demand services like Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube. During the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone was forced to stay quarantined and it became more common for people to binge-watch to kill time. Binge-Watching is harmful because the viewer’s health can be negatively affected and the viewer may neglect relationships with others. One reason why binge-watching is harmful is that viewers can gain weight due to long viewing sessions.
Have you ever spent hours watching your favorite shows for longer than you can remember? The article, “Pro/Con: Binge-watching” debates the pros and cons of spending hours of your day watching shows, and what the effects of binge-watching are. Binge-watching is an addiction that can cause serious damage if you spend too long doing it because it can cause numerous health problems and insomnia, and because it can end up making you depressed and lonely and can worsen your stress, and even though binge-watching releases dopamine that relieves some stress, you can get addicted to the same dopamine which could develop into something similar to a drug addiction. Binge-watching is a harmful addiction and can be deleterious to you because there are
Television has come a long way since it was first introduced. Originally, it was thought that the masses that watch television enjoyed the more simple shows that would tell you exactly what was going on from start to finish. In Steven Johnson’s article, “Watching TV Makes You Smarter”, Johnson argues that this is actually not the case. In fact, Johnson argues that much more people enjoy shows that involve multi threading, or multiple plots that are all connected.
In the argumentative essay “T.V. Addiction” by Marie Winn, Winn relates watching television to having an addiction with drugs and alcohol. The television experience allows us to escape from the real world and enter into a pleasurable and peaceful mental state. When it comes to television, Marie asks the following question: Is there a kind of television viewing that falls into the more serious category of destruction addiction? I believe there is. Why do so many people, instead of doing what they’re supposed to be doing, put everything on hold and just focus on television? I think this is because they want an escape from their problems.
To many children, TV can be appealing because they find the colorful cartoons interesting and instantly catches their attention. But, as entertaining and fun Television can be, spending too much time looking at your big fifty inch flat screen TV can eventually impact your life. It seems like if you just spend all your time sitting on the couch, you may find yourself preparing fast meals, such as a ham sandwich thrown with some potato chips on a plate or just driving to buying something from McDonald’s. But this can eventually affect your health. If we give Television too much attention it can also affect relationships with parents, siblings or a partner. It can slowly become an easy addiction to come home to, sit on the couch and spend the rest of the day watching all the shows we like. Lastly, too much Television can affect our mood which can lead to certain thinking and
When it comes to the topic of television, most of us would readily agree that watching television is a waste of time. Where the agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of “are there shows that increase our intelligence?” and what pleasure do some television show bring to us? I would say there are some great shows that increase our intelligence. Shows like “Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?” this kind of show puts the brain to work; thinking. There are some other shows that tend to convince us that watching television seduces our mind. I find Johnson’s argument about his article “watching television makes you smarter” confusing because he was not actually picking sides in the article and Steven’s “Thinking Outside The Idiot Box” argument about how “it’s really good at teaching you to think… about the future episode” (Steven, 296). Although I agree with the author of “Watching Television Makes you Smarter” Johnson to an extent, I cannot accept that he overlooks how much time people spends each day watching television.
One of the physiological effects of watching television in excessive amounts is eye-strain. It is true that there are specifications for watching television; television should be 5 m. away from the eye, the room should be adequately lit, television should be placed at the same height with our eyes, etc. However, these do not prevent our eyes from getting tired if we keep watching television for a long time. Another effect is obesity, which is widely observed in people who like watching television and eating snacks everyday (there is even a term “television snacks” to refer to fast food that is suitable for eating in front of the television). television is such a powerful machine that people cannot get away from it – it is addictive. Apart from the physiological effects, television also causes psychological effects. One is a result of being exposed to