ESPN is one of my favorite channels to watch. There is
information given all over the screen and you can find what you want to know in
a moment’s notice. During Sports Center, an hour long news broadcast with only
sports, a broadcaster may be talking about football. While they are talking
there is a program on the side that lets you know what they will be talking
about next. Lastly, there are scores from the games the day before, and
schedules for the current day. All of this information coming at once is great
because I can always find what I need to know whether I’m listening to the
broadcaster or I’m reading the scores at the bottom. I think this is becoming a
trend in our culture to want as much information given to us as possible. Even
though it helps make things quicker, I think it may be bad for our attention
spans. If I don’t have a lot of information coming in at once I just get bored.
Another example of why I think people are more likely to watch faster paced
shows now is because of Netflix. I love the Walking Dead on AMC, but I cannot
sit through a whole episode on Sunday nights with commercials. I prefer to
watch Netflix where I can watch my shows as quickly as possible and right after
I can watch another episode. I prefer that the episode and the plot are fresh
and new. I’m glad I have all of these options for my viewing pleasure, but I do
think the fast pace style in which we have access too could hurt our cultures lifestyle
as much as it assists us.
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