Keeping Up With Reality Shows

We now live in a generation where all there is on television is reality shows. No matter what channel to flip to there is 90 percent chance that there will be a reality show.  Most reality shows are about famous celebrities that love showing how they "really" are. In my opinion reality shows are nor good nor bad. For example you learn something from everything you watch. I remember the very first reality show I watched was Laguna Beach on MTV.  The show followed a group of  teenagers in high school from Laguna Beach. It showed all the drama and love triangles that "happen" in high school. Personally I loved the show but after finding out that it was scripted as well as the show that followed the main character from the first season of  Laguna Beach, the Hills. I agree with the speaker from The Ted Talk video that reality shows  are fun to watch, but I also believe that they are interesting to a certain extend. One thing that I dislike is that they give a show to people who say and do the dumbest things. For example, there is a new show on E! Network that follows around a group of adults in there mid 20's. The show is called "The Rich Kids of Beverly Hills." I have watched the show about twice and I have to say it is the most superficial show I have ever watched. I honestly believe that shows that leave no education whatsoever are pointless and most of the reality shows fall into that category. I personally believe that there are shows that are good and I have a lot of interest in watching them, but shows like the ones on MTV and E! I 'm not a big fan of.

To Be Smart or Not...

After reading Dana Stevens’ article Thinking Outside the Idiot Box and Steven Johnson’s article Watching TV Makes You Smarter, I honestly have to say that I side with Dana Stevens. When I read Stevens’ article I like how she kept referring back to Johnson’s article. I agree with Stevens because in reality if we aren’t watching something education like the Discovery Channel or National Geographic Channel it really isn’t doing us any good. All the reality TV and series all that t is teaching us is what not to do with our lives. I do agree that there are some series that have helped people realize what they want to do with their lives. For example, Law and Order or all the CSI shows have made young people want to go into the field of law or become something in the field of forensics. I honestly don’t believe that a majority of people like shows with a complex story line because if that was the case then all the reality shows like Keeping Up with the Kardashians and Jersey Shore wouldn’t be such popular shows. I honestly believe that instead of TV helping us it is making us less smarter. Many people pick up the stupidest things. For example after Jersey Shore came out you had millions of guys saying “GTL” (gym, tan, laundry) or because of the Kardashian’s I have personally have heard many girls saying “bible” when they want someone to believe what they are saying. I personally think that even cartoons now days aren’t educational. Children watch TV for entertainment but because of certain shows they pick up bad habits. For example, my two younger sisters have picked up words that I am personally not used to hearing such as answering with “DUH” or “I DUNNO.” Personally I think that there are certain shows that might probably make you smarter but majority of the shows that everyone watches don’t’ do anyone any good.

Controlling My Habits

After a series of articles that we have read in English class it’s really come to my attention how bad my “social media habits” are. I realized after going 24 hours without being able to use any apps on my phone or computer that I don’t really have a problem. I think that if I were to go back in time to when I was 15, then I would have a problem. I could live without my phone now, I don’t have any addiction with social media. Although I have definitely seen many people that do. For instance I know a guy that was so into playing video games 24/7 that when he had to go use the bathroom he would rather go inside his room. As gross as that sounds it makes you realize to what extend people are willing to go with this addiction to social media. A lot of people have problems with watching too much television or being on the phone or computer too much. It’s to the point where there are rehab center for this. I think that we are living in a generation where we rely more on our phones than actually doing the work ourselves. I believe that there should be people making awareness towards this kind of problem. I honestly fear that one day instead of their being an actual professor in our classrooms there will be a robot or something. We should all have some sort of control over how much time we spent watching television. For instance there should be some kind of self-control. I honestly propose that we all cut our time from technology use. That just a start and then we can all continue from there. 

Tweet Tweet !

I went 24 without logging into any social media. I did not go on Instagram or Twitter. I honestly thought it was going to be really hard for me but it really was not. I thought I was not going to be able to do it but I did. I got to admit that when I felt really bored it was so hard not to actually click on the apps but I was determined to get through a whole 24 hours and I did. I did my all my homework, read a book, went for a jog, and even got to catch up in some of my favorite shows. I honestly have to say that it was really cool to see how not going on Instagram or Twitter was. I went on recently and I honestly did not miss much. People post the same things daily. I saw about 15+ tweets about how they wanted to go home and how hungry they were. I’m honestly thinking of just getting rid of them for good.