It’s no secret
that all forms of media can consume our daily lives. We have unlimited access
so massive amounts of information. I think our lives center around convenience,
and our smart phones and tablets make it so we don’t have to do a lot to answer
our questions. We are the media we use.
Personally, I
find that I get the majority of my information from various outlets. I don’t particularly
like watching the news on TV, so I have a few apps on my iPad that give my
daily dose of world and local news. These apps also have stories that aren’t
serious, but are just purely for entertainment. I’m surfing these apps before I
fall asleep, waiting in line at Starbucks, or just have some free time. I don’t
claim to be the most up-to-date on the issues going on the world, but I do try
to keep myself somewhat less than ignorant.
I find myself
checking my Facebook when I want a weather update locally, because even though I
have a window and am perfectly capable of looking outside to see what’s
happening... I know I can rely on those certain Facebook users to post a
picture of snow or a sunset. I don’t use Twitter or Snapchat. I mainly keep to
Facebook – to stay connected with family who don’t live near me. But, honestly?
My favorite thing to do on Facebook is watch amusing animal videos (my life is
clearly very exciting). But I tend to stay away from outlets like Twitter
because I find the idea of following your favorite celebrates to be trivial… I
do not care about Kanye West’s latest Twitter feud, or how much money Taylor
Swift donated to some washed up pop-singer’s Ludacris court case. I claim not
to care about these things, yet I’m still aware of them. I don’t think its
because I care, but it is what is all over my social media and new outlets. How
is this hard-hitting news?
There are those
rare moments when I find myself being “too connected” and I need to just to
step away from the smart phone. I like to dive into a good book, more than
likely one I’ve read before. Or just getting outside or having a conversation
with a real human being that isn’t over a text message
conversation.
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