Here is a concise summary of the provided text:
**Title:** Critique of Modern Television and its Impact on Society
**Key Points:**
1. **Criticism of TV content**: The speaker expresses frustration with the low-quality, misleading, and sensationalist content broadcast on Russian state TV channels (e.g., NATO/EU conspiracy theories, pseudo-scientific programs, and fortune tellers).
2. **Manipulation and gullibility**: The speaker argues that many people, especially the elderly and those without internet access, are easily deceived by TV propaganda, leading to a misinformed population.
3. **Comparison to online platforms**: The speaker highlights the benefits of online platforms like YouTube, where viewers have more control over the content they consume.
4. **Call to rational thinking**: The speaker encourages viewers to think critically and not believe in superstitions or unfounded claims often promoted on TV.
5. **Vision for the future**: The speaker hopes that television will eventually become obsolete, like outdated technologies, and be replaced by more informative and user-driven content platforms.
**Tone:** Satirical, critical, and slightly humorous, with a concern for the well-being and critical thinking of the audience.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text, excluding opinions, with each fact numbered and in short sentence form:
1. **TV Viewing Habits**: Many people watch TV in Russia, including grandparents, parents, and children.
2. **Soviet Era Censorship**: In the USSR, there was strict censorship, and people generally believed what was shown on TV.
3. **Russian State Channel Content**: Some Russian state channels (e.g., Russia 1) broadcast content that includes fortune tellers, healers, and conspiracy theories.
4. **NTV Website Content**: The official NTV website features content about conspiracy theories, including "Nazi aliens" controlling the United States (as per documents allegedly released by Edward Snowden).
5. **Internet Access in Russia**: As of the document's creation, 25% of Russia's population did not have access to sewage, implying even less access to the internet.
6. **Internet Growth in Russia**: Despite limitations, the internet has been growing rapidly in Russia over the last five years.
7. **Government Internet Filtering**: There are efforts to filter and limit internet access in Russia.
8. **Quote Attributed to Catherine the Second**: "It's easier to manage the cattle" (implying control over the population).
9. **Consequence of Misinformation**: Some individuals have locked themselves in bunkers due to believing in impending doom (e.g., before 2012), with at least one reported case of a family emerging after 8 years.
10. **Existence of Nibiru Claims**: Some TV channels claim the existence of planet Nibiru, which supposedly brings death and has been predicted to approach Earth multiple times.
11. **TV as an Invention**: Television is considered one of the greatest inventions, providing instant access to information worldwide.
12. **Difference Between TV and YouTube**: Unlike TV, YouTube allows users to choose their content and interact with creators.
13. **Lack of State Filtering on TV**: The Russian state does not filter what is shown on TV beyond propaganda.
14. **TV's Potential for Good**: TV can be used for educational and positive content, as seen in some Discovery Channel shows.
15. **Prediction on TV's Future**: The speaker believes television will eventually become obsolete, like pagers and wired phones.