Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Media? Society?
I was very confused of what we had to talk about in this blog because of the snow storm we've recently had. Then I read over the syllabus to see what else to talk about;however, I'll just talk about what is society and what is media. Without society, there's no media, without media there is no society. Without one of them is like a teenager without a phone, it won't function. Media is an important part of society because with media, we can post on sites like Facebook, Myspace, Instagram, Twitter, and more. By millions and even billions of people posting on those sites, we know whats going on around the world and what we should be aware of. Without media, I wouldn't have known that Osama Bin Laden was caught, I would not know when school is cancelled, I wouldn't have had as many friends as I have today without media. Media has also destroyed us in one way, and that way is because most people are afraid to go up to one another and speak and introduce themselves and make friends because we are so used to talking over the web and making friends that way. We have a big barrier that way because I can say a lot of mean stuff to hurt someones feelings that I don't know and they can't do anything about it. Also, people can compliment thousands of girls and boys on Instagram and when they see that person, they won't say a word at all. Media has blocked us from communicating in person and I am a victim of it. Without society, there is no media because why use media when you won't be communicating with other people. Basically you'll be talking to yourself looking like a fool.
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I also was confused about what to post to this blog due to our lack of class meetings and lack of posts by other users. I agree that media and society are mutual in their existence. Without society, there would be no one to forge any kind of media. Simultaneously, without media, there would be no way to distinguish between a group of individuals versus an individual alone. As society expands, the rapid consumption of media is also expanding. It is beneficial that our society can be constantly made aware of current events and breaking news. On the contrary, it seems to me that this rapid consumption is doing us harm because of the instant gratification. We expect everything in our world to come to us as quickly and efficiently as virtual media; we have no patience because everything is handed to us so quickly through media. Social networks such as the ones you mentioned succeed because they make the user the center of his or her own virtual universe. When a user receives likes, comments, and retweets from other users, they feel important and included in society.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the rapid consumption of media has absorbed a part of our ability to communicate through simpler terms such as conversation. I do believe that younger generations are more accustomed to staring at a screen rather than communicating face to face. I think that media and society are both mutually beneficial and mutually harmful to each other. However, their existence is certainly mutually exclusive.