In Marie Winn's essay, she claims that, "culture generally has been transformed by television." She describes that when television was first introduced, it was thought that it would bring families closer together. In the earlier days of television, this might have been true because owning a television was extremely expensive that most families had one. Now though, most families have multiple televisions in various places in the house. This allows for every family member to watch what they want, in different rooms. Television also affects children's daily rituals. In Winn's essay, the majority of the activities done by children are watching television, eating dinner, or doing both. With so many options available, it is hard to keep families together when watching television. Another issue with television is the relationships between not only family members, but other people in general. If somebody watches television more than interacting with friends, Winn describes that it would be hard to relate to real people instead of a television. I agree with her essay because technology has changed many families over the years. When I was younger I remembered sitting around watching television with my family, now that I have my own room and television in it, I spend most of my time there when I am home. When I'm not at work, school, or out with friends, I'll be at home watching television. I still go out and do things with my family, but not as often as we used to, not only because of television, but how unmotivated television has made me, and so many other families. Technology is a blessing, used in the right proportions.
