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King Rial posted...

I feel like they can be almost neck and neck. TV and Radio are still more ubiquitous than the internet, believe it or not. But in places where people do use the internet heavily, things get pretty insane when you look at how they use it.

The thing about the internet though is that it is interactive. It can be far more engaging. And many more jobs rely on it. Outside of the entertainment industry, i tcant think of many jobs that require you to watch television. But the internet is a central part of some jobs, the way the telephone used to be for others. Its needed for school, work and information sharing in many fields.

TV was a game changer to be sure. But mostly for entertainment purposes. The internet changed the way a lot of businesses work. The internet changed how we interact with the world around us, and connected the entire planet to a scentral network were we can-

HOLY SHIT, WE'RE IN THE MATRIX!!!!

I think you're right and is still a lingering question. I'm glad you mentioned radio because I was thinking about that too. Radio is like the precursor to TV and the net. Internet is more interactive. But if not for TV, no internet. Also too though, TV changed the way everyone looked at the world, and then in turn changed everyone's behavior. It was called an electronic babysitter in a negative way because that's exactly what it could do. It made people super stars unlike we've seen before. I mean, if you go back and look at the history of acting, actors used to have a bad rep and got paid practically nothing. It's still hard to be an actor, it's not the most respected profession, but TV made these folks superstars. TV made games and home video possible. Tough choice on discerning the greater impact.