The world around us is becoming Moron
I feel that we, as people, are becoming moron. And believe me, the trend is very fast. People have almost stopped doing intellectual discussions. Generally they talk about office, movies, songs, games or other household topics. When i read autobiographies or articles written by earlier generation, i feel that all such thinking has almost struck a blank wall. In general people do not have much interest in things demanding a more intellectual & farsightedness. How many of us discuss the development of democracy or Capitalism vs. Socialism or declining Educational standards. Hardly ever we discuss about them.
This thing is also evident in the shift from reading books to viewing idiot box (TV). Earlier people used to have good reading practices. Reading helps in increasing awareness about the important trends & events happening around us. It somehow forces one to think deeply about important questions of world. But this too, seemed to be too heavy for our current generation to carry. Now more & more people prefer to pass their time by sitting in front of TV instead of reading books.
Another indicator is the content produced by Mass Media. Observe the kind of stuff News Channels are offering. They are just giving out crap. Highly trivial things like Pramod Mahajan hospitalisation, Rahul Mahajan arrest, Amitabh Bachchan illness, Rakhi Sawant accusing Meeka etc etc are repeated for the whole day and on all the channels. Don't we have any real issues in our country. Why don't media covers suicide committed by farmers and poor people, abysmal attendance at government primary schools, electricity theft, openly drug consumption at railway stations, parents standing in scorching heat for hours to submit admission forms etc etc. But NO, these issues won't be covered because there are no takers for them.
People are happy watching Rahul Mahajan escapades and Tulsi's generosity. They don't need anything else which reminds them of dirty, bad reality even if it is on the cost of its continuance.
This thing is also evident in the shift from reading books to viewing idiot box (TV). Earlier people used to have good reading practices. Reading helps in increasing awareness about the important trends & events happening around us. It somehow forces one to think deeply about important questions of world. But this too, seemed to be too heavy for our current generation to carry. Now more & more people prefer to pass their time by sitting in front of TV instead of reading books.
Another indicator is the content produced by Mass Media. Observe the kind of stuff News Channels are offering. They are just giving out crap. Highly trivial things like Pramod Mahajan hospitalisation, Rahul Mahajan arrest, Amitabh Bachchan illness, Rakhi Sawant accusing Meeka etc etc are repeated for the whole day and on all the channels. Don't we have any real issues in our country. Why don't media covers suicide committed by farmers and poor people, abysmal attendance at government primary schools, electricity theft, openly drug consumption at railway stations, parents standing in scorching heat for hours to submit admission forms etc etc. But NO, these issues won't be covered because there are no takers for them.
People are happy watching Rahul Mahajan escapades and Tulsi's generosity. They don't need anything else which reminds them of dirty, bad reality even if it is on the cost of its continuance.
posted by Bedevilled at 11:46 AM
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