Shocking TV Statistics
Posted on July 20, 2009, in Art of Dharma, with
Toss your TV!
Watching television is one of the worst activities we can partake in as a practitioner of the Dharma. For this reason I would like to share some TV statistics with you all.
The average American watches 4 hrs and 35 minutes of TV per day
The average TV is on 6 hrs and 47 minutes a day
99% of Americans have a TV
Watching TV makes people crave possessions three times the average amount
For each hour of TV watched one’s personal contentment decreases on average by 5%
By the end of elementary school an average child will have seen 8,000 murders on TV
By the age of 18 a person will have seen over 200,000 violent acts committed on TV
By the age of 65 an average American will have seen 2 million commercials on TV
BY THE AGE OF 65 THE AVERAGE AMERICAN WILL HAVE WATCH 9 YEARS OF TV
Think about it…
…we all should know by now, TV is filled with junk. In fact scientific studies have shown watching TV makes…
…my rant on TV today I felt I would end with a humorous perspective on the matter. Here is your Laughing…
Oh my! I had no idea it was this bad. I guess that’s why we don’t have the T.V on very much.
Love and light to you all.
-Kev