One is Crack and the other is the BoxAlmost a century has passed since two revolutionaries were born to change the world: television and drugs. It is clear that drugs and television entered society at the same time, but it does not seem clear why they degenerated together. Some studious people say it could be due to the presence of drugs in the media, but it remains a mystery. In “Crack and the Box” by Pete Hamill, we intend to explain the reasons for this phenomenon. Hamill accuses television of being the instigator of drugs. However, his claims are contradictory because the effects of television cannot be compared to those of drug use. First, the dominating power of television over its viewers is incomparable to that of drugs over its addicts. First, TV addicts are not dominated to the same level as drug addicts. Hamill says that television absorbs its viewers in the same way that drugs absorb their users, because both television and drugs cultivate antisocial behaviors in people (63, 64). Based on this idea, it may seem reasonable to say that drug addicts and addicts both reflect antisocial attitudes, but doesn't this happen with other types of addiction? Here, Hamill isolates a generalization whose intention is to proclaim that a hypothesis is true. In his example, Hamill explains how some Americans combat their loneliness by leaving their television on as a companion (63). Instead of supporting Hamill's idea, this example shows how Americans fill their vacancy rather than how Americans feel alone because of television. Second, independent TV studies cannot determine the relationship between the paper world and the world drinking a certain brand of beer (Hamill 64), which is very surreal. In the case of drugs, the dealer provides the customer with the substance that will truly make them feel like they have conquered the world, which is more related to reality. In general, the effects of television and drugs cannot be compared as equivalent; nevertheless, their study is worth considering. There are two mysteries left to solve: why people spend so many hours in front of a TV instead of doing something proactive and why people seek refuge in drugs. We may not know all the answers, but we know all the questions. As we walk toward the light hoping to find the answers to these mysteries, there is still much to be done. In the meantime, one thing must remain in mind: we will still face many obstacles together as a society, with or without television and drugs..