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Television dominates the free-time of too many people. It can make people lazy and prevent them from socialising with others. Do you agree or disagree?

#television #free-time #people
At
this
 age, every household has at least one
television
 in their house. Many people are addicted and often spend their completely free
time
 on
television
. I completely agree that
this
 addiction makes people lazy and decrease their socialization with others.
This
 could be
further
 confirmed by the level of
television
 addiction and
content
 shared on the
television
.
Firstly
, People easily get addicted towards
television
,
this
 increases their reluctancy towards any other work and attending any socialization events.
For instance
, my retired uncle often spends his days watching
television
, and he avoids doing any household chores and avoids meeting his friends.
Previously his
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Previously, his
 life used to be active and healthy,
however since
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however, since
 retirement he has gained much weight.
Television
 harms a person's daily life without them realizing it.
Secondly
,
television
 has
reduced providing
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reduced, providing
 informative
content
,
instead
 addictive and unending programs and shows are telecasted. More than 90% of the aired channels focus on the movies, shows and daily soaps. Whereas, only 10% of the shows focus on news and documentaries.
This
content
 corrupts people's mind resulting in the discouragement of attending any social events and wasting their
time
 in watching these types of shows without being bored. Which, ultimately worsen a person's lifestyle. In summary,
television
's addiction and
content
 shown on it makes the people lazy and encourages their introvert personality to become lazy and tired.
Thus
, everyone should limit their
television
 usage towards the educational
content
 only
instead
 of watching it in their complete free
time
. At the same
time
, government and
media
Suggestion
the media
 are both responsible to improve the
content
 aired on the
television
.
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