Summary Of The Worst Generation Of Our Lives By Ehrenreich

Watching T.V is ironic, since you sit there watching a fictional character live their life, getting things done in complete contrast to yourself. Why would you enjoy someone else doing day to day activities you yourself could? Ehrenreich makes an argument in her work The Worst Generation Of Our Lives, that it is eerie and somewhat puzzling in the way fictional characters are depicted to be realistic humans but are rarely shown watching T.V. Often those on T.V are supposed to be realistic portrayals of people. Which eerily implies how T.V shows are taking away the realism of our life, how we are soon becoming fake personalities just sitting there. I agree with Ehrenreich that people spend too much time watching T.V because it robs you of your time and limits your productivity. Specifically T.V is lowering the quality of life by
They would watch a famous T.V personality playing videos games, occasionally yelling, screaming, and crying with the personality. My cousins and friends often watch the journey it takes to finally the game along those that stream the shows. The reason why watching another person press buttons on a controller is so popular is because watching other accomplish something be it inside a virtual reality can make you feel as if you did yourself leading to a sense of happiness caused by dopamine in your brain. In addition, you feel as though you play along the gamer making it feel like an “experience shared with a friend.” Yet, it’s basically switching out a pill of vitamin C for an entire orange. Basically, society misses out on the holistic perspective of accomplishing something, the hard work gone unnoticed, and soon the reality of having no one besides you chomps at your heart. Creating a form of addiction, trying to cure a feeling of apathy and emptiness by repeatedly watching T.V to awaken the same feelings to the point of