television

as wonderful as tv is, it is ruining the health of america. this is not an "i hate tv" rant because i love it. however it cannot be argued that is has changed society for the worse. i point to Steven King's "On Writing" for a little support and relevance. in his book he says that he was part of the last generation to learn to write before they started watching tv. he is glad of this because he says it allowed him to develop his style and didn't disable his creative brain from the start. this is one of the major problems with tv, it hurts the creativity of our brains and impedes our progress as thinkers and writers.
tv also usually requires you to be sitting or laying down for a long period of time. maybe fast food isn't all to blame the increase in ameria's waste sizes. perhaps it this answer is a combination of poor eating despite some of the best technology and growing techniques, and the fact that most americans spend most of their time, when they're not sitting in front of a computer at their office job, in front of their television. kids don't have to become as creative to have fun and a relationship now consists of sitting on the souch together watching each others' favorite shows.