Television has contributed to a gap in america because people no longer rely on basic things like conversations anymore. Nowadays peoples only focus is when their favorite show is coming on. Peoples social skills have also gone down because people would rather sit in front of a tv for 5 hours compared to a 30 minute conversation.
You could also say people are no longer getting a good education anymore because most of tv isn’t very educational
That if you are speaking to someone through message or email or any written message it has no tone. You may say something with good intentions & someone may take it the wrong way.