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Cable TV Ruins Bhutan
Christ-on-a-bike writes "This article in The Guardian discusses the negative impact of TV on the population of Bhutan. It has only been legal there for four years. Violence, crime and drug use are on the up. Was this inevitable, and what does it say about the influence of TV on Western cultures?" Our previous story about Bhutan talks about the radical impact of television, but without as much emphasis on the darker side.
Still, it's gotta be worth it. Maybe they even get the Simpsons.
Now all my fears are justified. I guess the internet is supposed to be better for you?
wait until they get GTA3...
Go back to Massachusetts, pinko!
Selling eyeballs probably fucked 'em up plenty, too.
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I think you're making a valid point, but I have to wonder whether MTV and Fox News can be described as "new ideas".
New something, certainly. Maybe Bhutani horses needed new light cast on their excrement ;-)
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Yeah! I watch Playboy TV all the time, but that doesn't mean I actually have sex.
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When our kids come home from school, do they pick up a book or do they sit glued to the tube, watching music videos?
HA! It's a trick question! MTV doesn't even show videos anymore!
Negative impact from cable TV? Violence, crime, and drugs? That's nuts! We've had cable TV in the USA since it was invented, and we're... ...Oh, nevermind, I see.
The situation in Bhutan went back to norm after ... This step alone
blocking Disney channel
led to 4-fold reduction in scenes of violance.
Similar drop in the crime rate has been observed.
You obviously haven't sat infront of the TV for a while.