Because there is something else more productive to do with 4 hours of your life each day. This first point sort of encompasses them all.
To extend the life of your couch cushions
Because you can get the weather in less than half the time on the internet.
Because the nightly local news is as about as useful as a screen door on a submarine.
Because noone has ever had a life changing experience as a result of something they watched on tv. If someone believes they have I would love to hear about it.
To save money. Why do they advertise, and who do you think pays for all of it?
Because, at least in my experience, nothing significant is ever learned by watching tv, even “educational specials”. It’s absolutely amazing. I cannot think of any way my current life would suffer if I forgot every single thing I ever saw on TV. That blows my mind. The same does not apply to books I’ve read, classes I’ve attended, sermons I’ve heard, audio books I’ve listened to, people I’ve talked to, places I’ve visited, things I’ve taken apart, things I’ve attempted to make, sports I’ve played, and internet sites I’ve visited. These are all apparently more productive things to do than watch TV.
To provide a convenient way to avoid discussions about the latest reality show’s episode
To save the world from incredibly harmful greenhouse gases that are released in order to produce the electricity needed to power your TV.
2 thoughts on “10 Reasons Not to Watch TV”
I watch two shows – Grey’s Anatomy and American Idol (by default-Laura does for work). I will flip on the news Saturday morning just because.
Sitcoms blow although I grew up on them. No tv would mean no Seinfeld and I don’t want a world without Kramer.
A few shows on tv can be inspiring but I will agree that it is mostly a waste of time. We DVR everything so we don’t have to watch commercials. I hate commercials. I believe marketing is the great evil of our day.
I have replaced my tv time with mindless internet surfing. That will be the next to go!
I’ll have to agree with you on Seinfeld although I don’t watch it as much as I used to.
I watch two shows – Grey’s Anatomy and American Idol (by default-Laura does for work). I will flip on the news Saturday morning just because.
Sitcoms blow although I grew up on them. No tv would mean no Seinfeld and I don’t want a world without Kramer.
A few shows on tv can be inspiring but I will agree that it is mostly a waste of time. We DVR everything so we don’t have to watch commercials. I hate commercials. I believe marketing is the great evil of our day.
I have replaced my tv time with mindless internet surfing. That will be the next to go!
I’ll have to agree with you on Seinfeld although I don’t watch it as much as I used to.