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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 690950" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Cedar, we ARE in control. It's called the "off" button. As in - our family chooses to not have TV, rarely listen to the radio (it's handy when there is an emergency going on, like a major storm), avoid movie theatres, and keep our internet footprint small. If enough people STOPPED watching/listening... this stuff would go away. Because it's driven by advertising $$. Ads go to where the volume of audience is. So, take away the audience.</p><p> </p><p></p><p>Pre-note: I'm talking in general terms here, not about specific families.</p><p>We have gone from "family oriented society" to a "work oriented society". Work is more important than kids. So kids are raised by daycare from very young. School is an extension of that. We have gone from extended families living fairly close together, to nuclear families spread far apart. Kids grow up surrounded by same-age peers, rather than being surrounded by uncles and aunts and cousins of different ages. We raise kids to only relate well to their peers... and then wonder why they ONLY relate well to their peers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 690950, member: 11791"] Cedar, we ARE in control. It's called the "off" button. As in - our family chooses to not have TV, rarely listen to the radio (it's handy when there is an emergency going on, like a major storm), avoid movie theatres, and keep our internet footprint small. If enough people STOPPED watching/listening... this stuff would go away. Because it's driven by advertising $$. Ads go to where the volume of audience is. So, take away the audience. Pre-note: I'm talking in general terms here, not about specific families. We have gone from "family oriented society" to a "work oriented society". Work is more important than kids. So kids are raised by daycare from very young. School is an extension of that. We have gone from extended families living fairly close together, to nuclear families spread far apart. Kids grow up surrounded by same-age peers, rather than being surrounded by uncles and aunts and cousins of different ages. We raise kids to only relate well to their peers... and then wonder why they ONLY relate well to their peers. [/QUOTE]
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