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Unfortunately, ecowarriors will be partaking in a huge shut down for a while as I do some intense traveling throughout the U.S.! I will be unplugging from the technological world for a little while so I thought I would share some secrets about just how much time the average American spends staring into their screens.
Let’s take a closer look at the realities behind your favorite part of the living room.
The average American watches 5 hours of television a day, which can add up to NINE YEARS OF YOUR LIFE. Imagine, you have spent nine years of your life, what? Living vicariously through others? People’s favorite shows nowadays are based on someone else’s “life” (aka a script full of drama and false pretenses.) Even worse, most of these shows glorify unintelligent, ignorant fools whose only goals (at least it seems) are to be some washed up reality super star.
Now clearly, there are plenty of educational based television out there, but the reality is almost every channel is converting to these highly dramatic, unrealistic “reality” shows. So why waste your time so obsessed with someone else’s life? Well honestly, don’t. We can all cut back on our time enveloped in our screens.
The other itch I have with television is COMMERCIALS. Now I have a lot to say about commercials and how they are continuously pushing consumerism into our minds, but what’s most important is to know you cannot stop it. These corporations spend trillions of dollars on advertising to get you to do exactly what they want. The only way to truly stop it is to avoid it all together!
When was the last time you saw a commercial about organic carrots? Or maybe a commercial inviting you to the farmer’s market that weekend? Well you most likely won’t any time soon. Only the big agribusinesses stuffed full of chemicals and GMOs have the money to attack you via tube. But food isn’t the only culprit. Turn on your t.v. for five minutes and you will see at least one commercial for brand new cars full of luxury and class. You will surly see a commercial for some form of electronic, most likely a brand new smart phone (gotta get that new smart phone to replace the one you bought six months ago..) As said before, you will definitely see a plethora of beef and dairy parading around as cheeseburgers, chicken nuggets and steak accompanied by a big helping of genetically modified veggies! The other commercial you will always see, that you probably notice the least, is the one reeling you back in tomorrow night. You have to stay informed of all the awesomeness blasting from that thing 24/7!
As I said, a lot going on with commercials. . . The truth is, television just sucks you in. It’s a continuous black hole that is very hard to get out of. OF course, a little television here and there won’t kill anyone, but know there are SO many other things to do with your down time that will surly be more interesting than what media companies want you to obsess over. For example, you could:
- Read a book
- Go for a walk
- Meditate
- Ride your bike
- Write a story/ paint a picture / make art in any form
- Spend time conversing with your loved ones
- Take your dog to the dog park
- Cook a meal
- Work in your garden / Start a garden
- Host your neighbors for some card or board games
- Do yoga, or whatever work out you like!
- Spend time outside
- Visit your local library or host a book club
- Take a trip to the pool/beach
- Creative brainstorming
Really you can do ANYTHING. You can go out there and live your life!
So for the next few months in our absence, we challenge you ecowarriors. Unplug in every way you can. Even if you don’t cut out all TV, reduce it to one show a day or even one or two shows a week! As soon as we start to move away from the norm of television being the center of the room, we can get back to our own lives and stop living “theirs.”
Be back soon!
Eco-love,
Hannah
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