Gin, Television, and the Cognitive Surplus...

The article, "Gin, Television, and the Cognitive Surplus," discusses how much time and effort goes into things and how some people have time to do these things. In the beginning of the article it discusses the first few years of the industrial revolution were kind of wasted due to the mass consumption of gin. The author then goes on to discuss the modern version, which is television. People seem to complain about there not being enough time in the day, yet they are still able to watch their favorite shows that night. The main argument of this article is that people will fins time to do things they want, but wont for things they don't like, such as work. the cognitive surplus is all of those years wasted not being able to do a certain activity, but finally being able to do it makes us want to do it more and more and more for like ever. This article matters because our grade depends on whether we read it or not.