Summary:
In Brian William's "Enough About You" he speaks about how our society now is so self-absorbed. He focuses on the idea that if it has to do with you then it has to be shared with others. Before we used to never be consumed in the idea of feeling such importance about ourselves. Ever since the advance in the social media networking world it has made all of us feel that what we have to say is significant to others, when in reality many will most likely feel indifferent. The issue has gotten worse because it makes us feel that we are better than others like we deserve to be heard by everyone. He also mentions how there will be no more actual conversation between people because we will be too mesmerized by typing out our thoughts about ourselves.
Reponse:
Reading his essay, as sad as it is we have become this self-absorbed generation. For example, we tend to tweet content that we feel is important to us, but really not everyone feels the same way. We are using the social networking sites as a way to show off our assets and our opinions on certain matters. Here we are posting "selfies" because we want to show something about ourselves, and for some one selfie isn't enough. I can't lie, I have my fair shares of selfies on my Instagram, but I wouldn't let it get out of hand to where I'm going to make myself appear conceited. I just feel that we have forgotten the main idea of communication with the whole social networking world.
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
"You-Topian Dreams: Semiotics and the New Media" (All Media, All the Time)
Summary:
In All Media, All the Time of "You-Topian Dreams: Semiotics and the New Media", it is discussed that our daily lives are being taken over because we are so consumed in this black hole we call "social media." It is almost natural to have our phone in our hands at all times and to constantly check it every chance we get. Social media is creating a barrier for proper communication, in other words, old-fashion communication. Old-fashion communication where we would talk to our peers face to face or via mail. They mention that we now enjoy the simultaneous sending and receiving of messages even when we are in the presence of our peers. Everyone is our society has grown so attached to our communication devices that being without such objects we feel the withdrawals that someone with a drug addiction would feel. The underlying cause of why we are so addicted to our communication devices is because we enjoy the ongoing 24/7 communication between our peers and it produces a spark of happiness each moment we receive or send out a message. Another cause would be that, everyone has some type of social media account and it is inevitable that those who do not will create one. Since about almost everyone has a social media account, it provides a platform for each person to have control over who they choose to befriend on said social media site. Such power only enforces the addiction to social media and an addiction that becomes worse.
Response:
This particular essay caught my eye because everything that was said in the essay was true. Unfortunately, we are caught up in the social media world that communicating with someone face to face is an option that people choose to not gravitate towards. Of course, I love using my phone and going on Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, etc. and I have my phone on me at all times. Sadly enough, when I do not have my phone on me I feel incomplete. It is strange to how we can become so addicted to a material item without even noticing it in the process. Unlocking our phones and checking our text messages and social media sites the moment we wake up comes natural to us and we have not even gotten out of bed yet. No one ever goes out for a walk anymore or rides their bike, we are too absorbed in the social media world that we do not even notice what a beautiful day we have out and cherish the little things in life. Rather, we are worrying about the latest Twitter notifications, the amount of Instagram likes we received, and updated Snapchat stories. In retrospect, all of what is happening on the social media sites is not going to matter at the end of the day.
In All Media, All the Time of "You-Topian Dreams: Semiotics and the New Media", it is discussed that our daily lives are being taken over because we are so consumed in this black hole we call "social media." It is almost natural to have our phone in our hands at all times and to constantly check it every chance we get. Social media is creating a barrier for proper communication, in other words, old-fashion communication. Old-fashion communication where we would talk to our peers face to face or via mail. They mention that we now enjoy the simultaneous sending and receiving of messages even when we are in the presence of our peers. Everyone is our society has grown so attached to our communication devices that being without such objects we feel the withdrawals that someone with a drug addiction would feel. The underlying cause of why we are so addicted to our communication devices is because we enjoy the ongoing 24/7 communication between our peers and it produces a spark of happiness each moment we receive or send out a message. Another cause would be that, everyone has some type of social media account and it is inevitable that those who do not will create one. Since about almost everyone has a social media account, it provides a platform for each person to have control over who they choose to befriend on said social media site. Such power only enforces the addiction to social media and an addiction that becomes worse.
Response:
This particular essay caught my eye because everything that was said in the essay was true. Unfortunately, we are caught up in the social media world that communicating with someone face to face is an option that people choose to not gravitate towards. Of course, I love using my phone and going on Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, etc. and I have my phone on me at all times. Sadly enough, when I do not have my phone on me I feel incomplete. It is strange to how we can become so addicted to a material item without even noticing it in the process. Unlocking our phones and checking our text messages and social media sites the moment we wake up comes natural to us and we have not even gotten out of bed yet. No one ever goes out for a walk anymore or rides their bike, we are too absorbed in the social media world that we do not even notice what a beautiful day we have out and cherish the little things in life. Rather, we are worrying about the latest Twitter notifications, the amount of Instagram likes we received, and updated Snapchat stories. In retrospect, all of what is happening on the social media sites is not going to matter at the end of the day.
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