Knowledge Reform » TV Addiction http://www.knowledgereform.com Inspirational Words of Wisdom, Knowledge & Philosophy Resource Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:09:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Wisdom Books: Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television by Jerry Mander http://www.knowledgereform.com/2012/02/02/wisdom-books-four-arguments-for-the-elimination-of-television-by-jerry-mander/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2012/02/02/wisdom-books-four-arguments-for-the-elimination-of-television-by-jerry-mander/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:20:39 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=13161 A total departure from previous writing about television, this book is the first ever to advocate that the medium is not reformable. Its problems are inherent in the technology itself and are so dangerous — to personal health and sanity, to the environment, and to democratic processes — that TV ought to be eliminated forever. [...]
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