Too many distractions

As I sit here to write this, a terrible noise is traveling to my ear and disturbing my brain. It is the sound of a basketball game on television-how awful that I am stuck here listening to this as I am trying to expand my knowledge and complete my homework. Two minutes ago I sat in silence working diligently on my blog, and now I am accompanied by the terrible, evil black box that most of America is completely glued to. Dr. Sexson is very right-no one reads anymore. Most of my friends stare at the billions of blinking lights flashing sumbliminal messages with pleasure-they are more than content not thinking for themselves to expand their mind. I feel like I read for most of my day-of course I am in school and an English Literature student, but nonetheless...Why is society today okay with letting others think for them? Why is it so difficult to pick up and book and let the eye move from left to write over a series of words that create a sentence, a paragraph, a page, a chapter, and finally a book. Any comments...