Posted by Henry Tung on May 03, 19102 at 23:47:30:
Technological progress has played an influential role in determining our social life for a long time. The invention of television is definitely a critical event that is second to none. However, whether this innovation of modern life is a blessing or harmful disaster continues to be an issue under strenuous debates ever since its birth. Some people worried its impact that might even hinder human interaction among most close intimates. Nonetheless, this kind of anxiety seems to me just a fallacy, for it is television that helps people communicate with other more easily.
To begin with, television provides us with the topics for discussion and conquers the limits of distance to bring us the news far from our familiar surroundings. For example, one of the favorite programs of my friends and me is "Traveler's paradise" that is on FTV every Friday. This programme always brings my friends and me the spectacular scenery all around the world, including the Great Wall in China, flamboyant palaces in Thailand and other famous resorts as well. We usually shared our feelings with each other after watching it till the midnight. In my opinion, this must be the best way to improve our friendship and the most meaningful approach to communicate our thoughts.
In the second place, television further facilitates my connection with those family members and close friends that are away from us, because of its ubiquitous presence around the world. We can still have the same topic to talk about, even though my friend goes for a job in a remote county. Without television, I have no idea what issue might be a relevant or interesting one between us. He may become a stranger about whom I know nothing.
Maybe owing to some kind of nostalgic sentiment, some people cannot understand the advantages that television has brought to us. As time goes by, however, they will find its merits when greeting friends coming from the other side of the country with the same brand of pack advertising on the TV commercials. They will realize how television has helped them to have friend with the common concerns and preferences.