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Television has made places look alike, and it has transformed the way we see. A whole generation of Americans, maybe two
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"Television has made places look alike, and it has transformed the way we see. A whole generation of Americans, maybe two, has grown up looking at the world through a lens"

- Ronald Steel

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This quote by Ronald Steel speaks to the power of tv in shaping our perception of the world. Tv has had a homogenizing impact on the way we see locations, making them look more similar than they in fact are. This has had a profound result en route we see the world, as an entire generation, and potentially 2, have actually matured with tv as their main source of info. This has caused a generation of people who see the world through a lens, instead of experiencing it firsthand. Tv has had an effective impact on our understanding of the world, and it is very important to recognize the effect it has had on our lives.
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