Reality TV: to see or not to see… that is the question…
As the infamous popularity of reality television shows increase each season… One can only begin to speculate: how many people do I know, are truly as busy as they allege? How often are we too busy to stick to the diet we’ve insisted on working this year, or learning to speak the language that has always intrigued us, or finishing the summer novel we purchased fourth of July weekend, only to look at the calendar and see it’s January… The answer might perplex you. But when considering time [or lack there of] I beg to differ, everyone is NOT as busy as they claim. Mathematically it’s impossible, given that millions of people tune into these programs each night. Many people define the 60 minutes lost from their lives, as simply, a guilty pleasure. It is important to note, when adding the time, in hours, that are lost each week on this activity, it is potential time lost to enrich ones self. Although the masterminds behind many of these programs highlight aggression towards fellow