I thought that class on Wednesday was extremely interesting. I felt like it connected a lot with our generation, as we spoke a lot about the way that our generation is effected by the media and new technology.
I never really stopped and realized how much the media tries to intimidate us by constantly informing us of new things that could make our lives miserable, or possibly even kill us. This weekend I watched the news and heard about how the majority of the individuals in the United States will be infected with the Swine Flu, and other terrible diseases. They give lists of precautions and things that you must do in order to make sure that these things do not happen to you, and many people get so nervous about this media that they live their lives by these rules. They carry hand sanitizer everywhere, don’t shale hands or have contact with other individuals, or even wear masks in public places. The media has made us so fearful of death and sickness that we will ultimately do anything that CNN tells us to do. This has become a part of our daily lives. We are always learning about some new terrible thing that we need to fear, and we often make it a lot worse than it truly is.
I also thought it was interesting how we talked about the way that technology has taken over the world, and just when we think that things can not get more advanced, they do. I used to think that the little brick Nokia phone was the coolest invention, and just years later we have advanced to touch screen, camera and video phones that can hold all of your music and documents. Ten years ago we never thought that this would be possible, but they are always coming out with the next big thing to make money, and what they have created is incredible. It is weird to think that in 10 years we will probably look at the Iphone and discuss how technologically inferior it is to what we will have in the year 2020.
I can not wait to see what other interesting things we will discuss this year. If what is to come is just as interesting as the first day of class, then I am extremely excited.
1 comment:
I'm glad you're so enthused about the rest of the semester in class! It really will change the way you see the world around you. You make a good observation of the media's control over society, and the sacrifices people are willing to make when giving into the fear - but why do you find these things interesting? Please make sure that you title your post correctly to avoid confusion for me: pre-class is with your name and the theorists name, then your post-class is your name and the date you write the post.
Smiley Face :)
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