Nick Gillespie of Reason Online tells the folks behind TV Turnoff Week to chill out and stop bashing the ‘boob’ tube. My favorite passage:
…we simply don’t want to turn off the TV. That’s not because we’re weak-willed. Though a particularly resilient whipping boy for all the ills of society, television has flourished because as a storytelling medium, it has allowed an unprecedented amount of information to circulate in ways that people find meaningful and useful. TV may not be particularly helpful as a substitute for a parent, or a friend, or a babysitter, but like poetry and novels, it has created a common space for pleasure and expression.
{from Reason Online}