Summary of "Television the Plug-in-drug" by Marie Winn

     In this essay Television the Plug-in-drug by Maire Winn, she talks about how television distant family while at the same time brings them together. She talks about how television diminishes the quality of life which causes people to have less interaction and communication between each other and are less active in their community. Television makes people think that whatever they see on the screen is true but is really not; it is only an act put on by actors and actresses. It is not reality, but the people watching it does not know that and thinks that whatever they see is how the world is.
     Social media is a lot like a television. It has also distant family. It has become widely known and used everyday. People are always on the internet, and this has cause people to have less interaction in real life. Unlike a television though, social media is a tool, and people do communicate with each other, just not face to face. Social media actually keeps people connected and updated in their everyday lives through Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and through emails. Sometimes, however though, this could cause people to not be active physically because they are too wrapped up in the world of the internet that they don't go out into the real world.