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?

Nowadays, it is hard to find a household without a

Television

set.

People

irrespective of age, educational and social background spend a lot of

time

watching

TV

. Some

people

argue that watching

television

for hours can make

people

lazy and unsociable. I agree with

this

view to a great extent.

People

who spend maximum

time

in front of the

Television

are called couch potatoes.

That is

because they rarely get out of that couch. Unfortunately,

this

habit makes them lazy and physically inactive.

Also

when

people

sit in front of the

TV

all day, they do not have

time

to socialise and meet other

people

. Eventually,

this

can lead to introverts and a lack of social skills. These days, in many families it is common for both children and adults to have their meals sitting in front of the

television

. They rarely interact with each other as they finish the meal.

This

habit affects relations within the family.

Although

there are disadvantages, it is wrong to assume that everyone who watches

TV

will turn into a couch potato. Most of the

time

,

this

depends on the type of programmes they watch.

For example

,

people

who watch a lot of sports shows or fitness programmes on

TV

may as well hit the gym or play competitive sports.

Also

, individuals who watch documentaries tend to increase their knowledge.

Likewise

,

people

who watch programmes about travelling are more likely to pack their bags and go on trips frequently. To sum up, it is true that spending a lot of

time

watching

TV

can make

people

lazy and discourage them from socializing with others;

however

, there are

also

many

tv

channels that encourage

people

to live an active life.

Hence

, it depends largely on what

people

watch on

TV

.