<< My answer is yes and no. That is, I think television has certainly destroyed communication among family. But television has not destroyed communication among friends. Even more, television has created communication among friends. Sometimes we watch same channels with our friends. And the next day, we can talk together about the topics of the channel which was broadcasted yesterday. On the other hand, television has indeed destroyed communication among family. Because by watching TV while eating supper, we don't talk with our family. Some one may say that the family can talk about the channels they watch. But do you think such a conversation means communication between children and parents? I don't think so. I think a child wants to tell their parents about what happend the day at his school. And he may want to tell his parents about his friends. I think such a conversation is real communication among family. Nowadays because of a television or TV games, children tend not to talk with their father or mother. Though their parents have enough time to hear their children's talk, children don't speak. I think so because most adults don't interested in TV games, so they have enough time at home. Actually at my home, my father don't watch television or don't play TV games, so he is sitting at the living room after dinner doing nothing. So I can tell him what ever I want to. Because at that time, he seems to me not be busy, and having enough time to hear what I say. I think such a situation is very important to one family. Then do you think television don't be needed by one family? I say we must have television. Because if one family don't have television at home, its child will not be able to keep up with the topics at his school. By doing so, he may be a stranger at his school. If your child has strong mind and he says he don't want to have television at home, then it may be good to discard the television. But if your child wants to watch television at home, then to have conversation with your child at home, you must not dispose your television. In such a case, it is better to let your child as he wants to. I think as time passes, he will not be intersted in television and give up watching it. Finally, I think television certainly destroy communication among friends or family. But I think whether your relationship with them may be destroyed or not depends on yourself.