I think that television has destroyed communication among friends and family. Although many children have their own television in their rooms today, this situation causes them to spend less time talking to their families. In addition, the more people watch television, the more they become inactive. Now, I will state these detail reasons to support my opinion.
First of all, children who like watching television very much spend less time having conversation with their families. Today, it isn’t unusual for children to have their own television in their rooms. Of course, although there may be television in the dining room too, TV program parents want to watch is often different from what children want to watch, for instance a father likes a baseball game but his son wants to watch a basketball game. Therefore, children go to their rooms and turn television on and change the channels. Children enjoy TV programs that they are interested in rather than conversation with family member.
Secondly, television makes people inactive. People get to prefer to watch their favorite programs on TV rather than to play with their friends outside. Today, various TV contents are provided, for instance movies, music, sports, dramas, and so on. Instead of going to baseball stadiums, people are able to enjoy baseball games in their rooms. Also, instead of buy movie tickets, they free to watch movies with eating popcorn too. Because television satisfies with people’s interesting easily, it is no wonder for people to become less active. Some may become even addictive to television. People who are reluctant to communicate with other people may indulge in watching television more and more.
In conclusion, as the reasons stated above, I agree that television affects people’s communication negatively. In particular, children who have their own television and some who are reluctant to go together outside or communicate with other may be affected more. Of course, television is one of essential tools in modern life. But we should be aware of these negative aspects.