Well, this is actually a very funny question because I remember that I passed across our TV and I couldn’t help myself to not think about how much TVs have become very outdated and absolute devices. And I think the reason behind this is because modern electronic devices have taken over the world and nowadays we live in a tick driven world. So it is like all people today just use laptop, smartphones, and instead of using all generation stuff. As for newspapers, I think only the older people read newspapers. It is not really a common thing for young people to buy newspapers and waste their money, and even sometimes time on newspaper. instead of just, you know, browsing on the internet, and finding all the necessary and essential news for today.
Band 6+: Are non-social media like television and newspapers still useful?
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Well, this is actually a very funny question because I remember that I passed by our TV and I couldn't help but think about how much TVs have become very outdated and obsolete devices. I think the reason behind this is that modern electronic devices have taken over the world, and nowadays we live in a tech-driven world. It seems like all people today just use laptops and smartphones instead of older generation devices. As for newspapers, I think only older people read newspapers. It is not really common for young people to buy newspapers and waste their money, and even sometimes time on newspapers, instead of just browsing the internet and finding all the necessary and essential news for today.
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