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Should TV be banned

"It keeps us entertained". Any form of media can maintain a person's attention and entertain them therefore the universal nature of the scenario somewhat weakens the point. To make matter worse TV is often duplicated online and more accessible as well so for instance via NetFlix you can watch entire seasons of shows versus television where you can only watch one episode at a time. While TV contracts make sure they have the newest episodes and freshest content very little of it is exclusive to TV alone and cannot or will not be streamed or shared (legally) via the internet. 2. While true (http://www.med.umich.edu...) the amount of television children, namely toddlers and preschoolers, are to watch is very limited: "The [American Academy of Pediatrics] recommends that parents establish "screen-free" zones at home by making sure there are no televisions, computers or video games in children's bedrooms, and by turning off the TV during dinner. Children and teens should engage with entertainment media for no more than one or two hours per day, and that should be high-quality content. It is important for kids to spend time on outdoor play, reading, hobbies, and using their imaginations in free play." (http://www.aap.org...) rendering the need for television itself obsolete since most of this media can be streamed off the internet or bought on recorded devices (such as DVDs) for far less without a recurring price considering that the total value of time children should watch television as recommended is less than 60 hours a month on average making it a total of less than 3 whole days. At $20/mo. you could buy a DvD or two of educational programming that will easily span this amount of time over the course of at least two months. 3. The Internet is hands down the winner for keeping people updated with the news (http://www.people-press.org...) for the new generation as seen in the section of breakdown by age. It is unlikely that TV will make a comeback and it's popularity seems to only be present within those further away from the Internet Age itself. This trend is an indication that it will not suffice alone and cannot survive on this as it is impractical. In the US alone this article shows that the source of news is beginning to become majorly irrelevant but it contains all ages and is not particularly a strong source for current trends just actuality: (http://www.americanpressinstitute.org...) In 2013 American's used alternate forms of entertainment than Television (http://www.huffingtonpost.com...) combined with it's redundancy over Internet there's no reason to keep it.