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Television has dominated the free time of people. It can make people lazy and not socialize with others. Do you agree or disagree

#television #time #people
It is irrefutable that technology has helped us in many
ways but
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ways, but
 as its said what ever has an advantage equally has a disadvantage.
Television
 serves as a medium of entertainment and source of news to people,
although
 some people say that watching
television
 makes people lazy and social
misfit but
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misfit, but
 in contrary I believe that there should moderation in the use of these technologies
such
 as
television
, mobile phones, internet and so on. Programs viewed
in
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on
 the
television
 has reached a mammoth dimension due to the invention of cable networks that have hundreds of channels that keep people engaged
thus
 reducing interaction with other people.
For instance
, Dstv offers a variety of channels that keeps the viewer entertained all day and all night.
Likewise
,
Netflix which
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Netflix, which
 shows different movies and can keep one at a place for hours while watching these movies. These inventions linked to
television
 has made most people imbalance socially and lazy. They spend most of their time glued to the
television
 rather than having a healthy conversation with other people. And they
also
 tend to achieve little or nothing daily due to the fact that they spend more hours on
television
 screens.
Furthermore
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Furthermore, television
television
 has been one of the most common means of conveying news to
people but
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people, but
then
, I agree that times spent watching the tv should be moderated so as to give other necessary
activities
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activity
 time too.
In addition
,
television
 should be used for relaxation and leisure and not to interfere with work especially and communication with other people. In conclusion people should inculcate the habit of watching
television
 during relaxation as too much of everything they say is bad.
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