Think about all
the choices TV watchers possess at their fingertips with that thing we call
“the remote” – a new term created since my childhood.  Speaking of TV in my childhood, I grew up in
a remote section of Western PA where I had the choice of TWO TV stations – one
was CBS and the other was NBC.  Now, I have
access to hundreds and hundreds of stations at the flip of my trusty
“remote.”  What are some of the
implications to society? Well, one that I have noted is that each TV viewer can
chose the slant on news they wish to hear – the conservative-minded “right”
turns to Fox and the liberal-minded “left” turns to MSNBC.  Over time, these TV viewers receive only a
slanted version of the news; and thus,
become more and more polarized in thinking. 
I reckon this is one reason why Americans seem to be increasingly
divided.