Groucho Marx says “I find television very
educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and
read a book.” In 21st century’s context this statement is absolutely
perfect as the influence of visual media is on the peak. It has become a part
of life or may be more than that.
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The overflow of technology could be the main reason behind
it. And if the influence on elders is like this then there is a lot to worry
when it comes to children as they love to imitate us. As Newton said, “every
action has an equal and opposite reaction”, this social scenario also will have
reactions either positive or negative and in the curious case of media
influence there aroused certain negative reactions too. The distance between people
and books got increased. Though there are many digitalized books these days,
very few prefer them. These phenomenons will slowly leading to a generation who
does not have the strength of imagination and thinking as they are becoming
mere couch potatoes.
For our previous generation reading was a daily activity
which goes along with their routine. Their days were incomplete without a
newspaper. But situation and technology changed and accordingly habits also
changed as people started lacking time to sit at a place and spend some time
for reading. Especially when it comes to our young age group most of them
prefer social networking sites rather than a book. Should we let this happen or
try to bring in the old method will be based on the level of intellectual and
quality output given by each individual in various spheres. If the rating is
very low, there has to instant procedures to improve the situation.
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