Steven Johnson argues for current TV being better for our brains due to the greater complexity of some of the shows.
"Everything Bad is Good for You" - http://www.amazon.com/Everything-Bad-Good-Steven-Johnson/dp/1594481946/ref=pd_sim_d_1 David ________________________________ From: PGage <[email protected]> Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 4:11 PM, Trevor Trevor<[email protected]> wrote: (SNP) > People need more choices in how they consume their entertainment > because their attention spans are becoming shorter, said Zuiker. This may or may not be an interesting project - but I take serious issue with the assertion above. My attention span is not becoming shorter, and I most definitely do not either need or want more choices in how I consume entertainment. Regular books still work just fine for me, as to 60 minute tv dramas and 2 hour movies. I am open to the possibilities that might be offered by some kind of interactive text+audio-visual hyrbrid using both books and internet, but not because I want dumber, or more simple, or shorter bits, of entertainment. I am tired of these assertions that the average attention span is getting shorter - I am not aware of any evidence to support this; and if it were even a little bit true, it would be a crisis to be solved, not adapted to. If Video Games and Twitter really are shortening attention spans then they should be allowed as hazardous to our national intelligence and well being. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
