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Television - mind control??

Can television be used to control people's minds and change their outlook on life or positions on moral issues, or is it harmless??

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Reply 1

thefish_uk

Undry1

Can television be used to control people's minds and change their outlook on life or positions on moral issues, or is it harmless??

It's like any media. It's a great platform for propaganda and bias.

Reply 2

Danithestudent

Undry1

Can television be used to control people's minds and change their outlook on life or positions on moral issues, or is it harmless??

A great man once said "Television is something too valuable to be used for entertainment"

Reply 3

yusufu

Danithestudent

A great man once said "Television is something too valuable to be used for entertainment"

do you know who the great man was?

Reply 4

Danithestudent

piginapoke

It influences in much the same way as newspapers influence. If you're susceptible you'll take in the tripe they have to offer and accept it as truth. Some people are very persuadable.

I still argue by the fact a lot of the time we read and watch what we agree with rather than watching something that makes us agree with that. But to some extent there is a great influence on people from the media, but there is from friends...family...where you live...

Reply 5

Danithestudent

Undry1

do you know who the great man was?

I can't remember actually...it was an impromptu comment from my Lower sixth media teacher whilst at the vending machines in college...like 2 years or so ago

Reply 6

Consider int eh 1980's when the BBC presented the fact that spaghetti came from spaghetti trees. And people believed them.

Reply 7

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its only mind control if you're gullible or very impressionable, and remember, sainsburys makes life taste better, for less.

Reply 8

username9816

2776

Consider int eh 1980's when the BBC presented the fact that spaghetti came from spaghetti trees. And people believed them.

Seriously? :confused:

Reply 9

Danithestudent

This is kind of like the essay for Uni I'm writing, is the media to blame for the loss of trust in politicians. My view is no, they do the things that they do and we don't like it but the media is only the middle man, with a reputation for being manipulative but either way you look at it the politicians are still doing these things....

Reply 10

]{ingnik

Undry1

Can television be used to control people's minds and change their outlook on life or positions on moral issues, or is it harmless??

well noW, Ahm compleTely unCffected. see, However you look at it not everyone iS subject to sublIMinal messages on Plain old Screens. sOme are Not affect, including mySelf.

Reply 11

Danithestudent

2776

Consider int eh 1980's when the BBC presented the fact that spaghetti came from spaghetti trees. And people believed them.

What about the house hippo and the War of the Worlds on American radio lol

Reply 12

yusufu

Danithestudent

but isnt it possible to slip something that you dont agree with into a programme that you do agree with and are watching, but dont realsie you dont agree with it?? hmmm seems rather confusing what ive written, but nevermind.

Reply 13

]{ingnik

2776

Consider int eh 1980's when the BBC presented the fact that spaghetti came from spaghetti trees. And people believed them.

extremely stupid people mind you.

Reply 14

Danithestudent

{ingnik']well noW, Ahm compleTely unCffected. see, However you look at it not everyone iS subject to sublIMinal messages on Plain old Screens. sOme are Not affect, including mySelf.

Watch Simons?????
What?!?!?!?!?!?

Reply 15

yusufu

Gimp

its only mind control if you're gullible or very impressionable, and remember, sainsburys makes life taste better, for less.

impresionable/gullible. like children ??

Reply 16

Danithestudent

Watch Simons?????
What?!?!?!?!?!?

ohh SimPsons

Reply 17

]{ingnik

Danithestudent

Watch Simons?????
What?!?!?!?!?!?

yeeees. well you can have some rep tomorow because i am already indebted to Kurt for his stirring yet humourous anit drugs proclimations yesterday.

Reply 18

Danithestudent

Undry1

impresionable/gullible. like children ??

like ^mjg^

Reply 19

Weejimmie

Gimp

its only mind control if you're gullible or very impressionable, and remember, sainsburys makes life taste better, for less.

But as TV begins to have an effect in early childhood, when people are naturally very gullible and very impressionable, and as the biggest effect is to make people gullible and impressionable about TV and what they see on it, it produces a load of gullible and impressionable people who are influenced by TV.