Are Phones and Television Becoming a Problem in Our Society?

After Reading Amusing Ourselves to Death I found that television and social media does cause a problem in our current society on how we are easily manipulated with what people post on social media or broadcast on live TV. This also causes to be quick on our decision making because we use the information that we have to make our decisions which is wrong because many news programs are biased along with debates on social media causing people to be one-sided in making their decisions. This causes a problem because there is no real thought put into who we elect, or should we pass this gas tax causing us to make decisions that we will later regret in our lives. Television and social media are good ways to keep up with what is happening in the world but are more of a distraction than it is helping us.