1. This article brings up the argument that instead of watching television, people should read a book or listen to music. If an Anti-Television movement is arguing that TV is making children lazy and it is not healthy for them, one could also argue that listening to music constantly or reading constantly is also unhealthy. Anything in mass consumption probably isn't good for a person's health, and while sitting around reading all day will help a child learn more words, it could also make them unhealthy because they might be avoiding exercise. The same goes for listening to music for hours. I just don't think watching a little TV at night is bad.
2. Mittell refers to Winn (1985) when he brings up the argument that the original television generation, the baby-boomers, have a symptom of TV's influence and that is not being able to speak well and mumbling sentences. I'm a little confused by this. What is he referring to exactly?
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