Is it really that bad? Part II

Claire is a big fan of the New Yorker magazine. She has shared some articles and copies the magazine with us. I thought this cover was particularly interesting. A picture speaks one thousand words. Click it to enlarge and look at it closely.
There are so many other articles about the adverse effects of television by various outlets, including the internet. I won't even be able to scratch the surface of the research out there about the down side of TV viewing. Some of the most disturbing have to do with the effects on children (here.) to the point of TV being a possible/certain contributor to ADD and ADHD. It's sobering and scary research and it is from the
The Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. The article is entitled
"Early Television Exposure and Subsequent Attentional Problems in Children"
as published in the April 2004 issue of "Pediatrics" by researchers
Dimitri A. Christakis, MD; Frederick J. Zimmerman, PhD; David L. DiGiuseppe, MSc; and Carolyn A. McCarty, PhD. They state that: "Content is immaterial for this study. This study proves that it does not matter what children watch, but the use of the medium of television itself that should be a concern to parents. Even if children are watching so-called "educational" television, the negative effects of TV-viewing can still impact the brain."

There is also the growing body of evidence that proves the fact that we are raising a nation of morons (their word, not mine) pointed out here.

The article points out the TV has caused our culture to accept-

I. Entitlement of Consumption

II. Individual Superiority

III. Acceptance of Stupidity

I think there is a lot of truth to these assertions. What do you think?