How Does Social Media Have A Negative Influence On Pop Culture

Pop culture is everywhere in the world today and there are many different types, like television and social media. If you think about the time an average person spends watching TV or on social media compared for a few years ago I bet the amount of time would almost be doubled. Several people have an opposing point of views on the issues some agree that it is beneficial while other believe it is harmful. One of the big issues in society today is the discussion over, does watching too much TV decrease cognitive development or does it help them learn and develop new ideas. In the articles found in They Say/I Say, “Watching TV Makes You Smarter” by Steven Johnson and “Thinking Outside the Idiot Box” by Dana Stevens, these two authors express, their difference in opinions on pop culture through television.
He believes that it deepens our intelligence and enhances our ability for cognitive development. Johnson is a well-developed author, he has written seven books and the article “Watching TV Makes You Smarter”, was “published in the New York Times Magazine in 2005; it is an excerpt from Everything Bad Is Good for You.” (277) Unlike Steve Johnson, Sana Stevens believes the opposite and suggest that television either has no effect on a person or it decreases cognitive development. “Stevens has a Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of California at Berkley.” (Stevens 295) He is a movie critic and he wrote “Thinking Outside the Idiot Box”, as a response to Steve Johnson's “Watching TV Makes You