The research was done by Alux, so we can trust the findings.
At the top of the list – poor people watch a lot of TV.
As much as time as we spend working and studying, we come home ready to pass out every day and most of us still make time to watch TV.
Like it is very important.
The research goes on to say rich people really don’t have the time to watch TV.
They know they could be doing something more important with the time they sit in front of the television screen.
Many people argue that there are many ‘good’ shows on TV, some of them even educational.
They watch the news.
I can not contest that.
But consider this, do you only watch the programme you planned to watch, or do you end up watching other programmes as well?
We have been socialised to believe that watching TV is a harmless pass time.
But most of us end up sinking into the couch for hours, even when we know we should be studying or washing the dishes.
It has an addictive component that we can no longer ignore.
The TV is powerful.
Some of our ideas about life were shaped mostly by what we saw on TV.
From careers to romance.
I watched Generations every weekday for years.
I thought everyone worked in a fancy, well-decorated building in Jozi.
Rude awakening!
Before I started working I would binge on reality TV all day long.
A classic TV addict.
Until I started to write about how I felt after each show.
It wasn’t helping me.
No, not to be a better version of me.
I just spent a lot of time admiring and envying others’ lives, while growing more and more discontent with my own.
So I quit!
And it has been one of the best decisions ever.
I don’t have to think twice about going to the gym late because I’m scared I’ll miss my favourite show.
Not to mention the countless number of books I’ve read since.
I still watch some TV, after I work, go to gym, church, see friends, read.
Ok, I don’t have time to watch TV.
