When I looked through Sylvia's Blog, I found an article by her asking if TV has too much influence. I feel like some kinds of influence the TV has over us are good, while other kinds are bad. In the example you gave about people locking their doors, which everyone should definitely do every night, I feel like that's a good kind of influence. It makes people safer and although their town might not be dangerous, it gives us two good things: A source of entertainment and more security! After all, it's better safe than sorry.
To build on what you said in the other example where people normalize fashion they see on TV, I don't really think it will ever be normal for people to wear swastikas. However, I like how fast our culture and other culture is spreading in the U.S. now that it's on TV. It also isn't just limited to fashion, there's also songs. When there's a song in a TV show, more people go to listen to it because without that TV show they wouldn't have heard of it.
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