Americans value entertainment more than just about anything, studies show. The top leisure activity for Americans is watching television, which is how most of us enjoy professional sports. On a survey of 14,000 people, a total of 71.2%. The amount of money we spend on sources of entertainment is increasing annually. Back in 2004, a total of $705.9 billion dollars on entertainment (the amount of entire gross national product of Canada and Australia).
So why do we enjoy spending countless hours watching tv, on the internet, or reading magazines? Many believe it has to do with the "self actualization" theory. Most other things we pay for are just necessities to stay alive, but entertainment is driven by emotion.
On another note, are we headed in the wrong direction as a whole? It's predicted that China will be the world's superpower in a few years because of their values in education. There's no doubt that we value entertainment more than education. The Chinese find the liberal arts, engineering, piano playing, etc. much more important than the big game on Saturday.
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