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Entertainment dates back as far as the nineteenth century and will exist throughout society everyday. In modern society, avoiding entertainment becomes inevitable due to the many forms of entertainment. The different forms of entertainment create diverse outcomes in people’s lives and Neal Gabler, author of Life the Movie: How Entertainment Conquered Reality, claims that entertainment generates a negative impact on society. Many people disagree with Gabler and do not believe that the root of a ruined society stems from entertainment. On the other hand, Gabler’s theory, entertainment having the capacity to ruin society, can be proven by modern-day society and disastrous historic events.
Entertainment has the capability to ruin society because of modern day technology found in the average household. Throughout decades of advancements in technology, entertainment increases greatly. The types of entertainment that emerged from new-found technology can be described as: pointless, demeaning, and unnecessary. For example, in 2009, Jersey Shore, a television show, aired its first episode on MTV. It starred multiple cast members going to bars and having their idea of fun. Teenagers fall in love with the show, but the show lacks purpose or meaning and the only thing accomplished by Jersey Shore is the amount of teenagers it influences to drink. There are other problems with entertainment on television besides shows and movies. Between certain shows and movies, commercials interrupt and although many do not like to watch commercials, it is still considered a form of entertainment. Commercials have to power to “poison the springs of domestic happiness” because commercials similar to Victoria’s Secret and Cover Girl portray an idealist perf...

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...very Channel limits itself to educating the minds of many and has good intentions, but the problem lies within the people absorbing the information. In modern times, people lack the mental capacity to sit and watch an education television show because their minds are addicted to pointless, easy-to-watch movies.
In conclusion, entertainment does have the capacity to “ruin” society and can be seen doing so through today’s society and events in history. A world without entertainment is a world no one shall see because it became a part of society’s everyday life. Entertainment brings joy and relief, but the price to pay is harmful to society. Entertainment will always have the capacity to ruin society, but when one learns to control their reaction to certain television shows or music, that will be the day entertainment loses its power to control and destroy society.

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