My Relationship With Media
Media. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of the word is social media. Instagram, snapchat, twitter, and all sorts of apps like these. I decided to look at my screen time on my phone and realized on average I send around two hours on social media. Two full hours! And then I realized that social media is only a type of media, so how much time do I really spend with media a day?
In the generation we live in today you can't really escape media. It surrounds us and is around every corner we look. Personally I have been really exposed to media technically since a really young age but I really started to notice around the age 8 or 9 when I was exposed to social media. I was exposed to influencers who are users on social media who has a large audience and can persuade an audience of their authenticity and their reach. These influencers had a big affect on my relationship with media making me create an even stronger bond with it as I wanted to see what these influencers had to post everyday, for I looked up to them and wanted to be like them. As I have gotten older over the years more and more users have been introduced to me making me want to go on social media even more. Not only have I used social media as a way to look up to these influencers, but also as a way to connect with my friends. I have used social media to look at what my friends are doing as a way to talk to them as a daily basis. It has gotten to the point where I would use snapchat more to connect with them rather than messaging them through text. Around a year ago I decided to turn off all my social media notifications for four months and found I would use social media for only around an hour. I do not know why I ever turned the notifications back on, but I have learned that a lot of my social media is just trying to communicate with my friends.
Off the topic of social media. I realized that social media is in books, magazines, music, television, and generally any device or object that delivers content. Thinking back to when I was younger the biggest influence on me was my music and my television. I would spend hours watching Disney channel consuming media. Not even realizing that they are trying to shape my opinion and trying to guide how I think of society. Not only were my favorite shows doing this, but the music I listened to. Overall, when thinking of my relationship with media, I have realized that media will always stick to me and be apart of my life.
In the generation we live in today you can't really escape media. It surrounds us and is around every corner we look. Personally I have been really exposed to media technically since a really young age but I really started to notice around the age 8 or 9 when I was exposed to social media. I was exposed to influencers who are users on social media who has a large audience and can persuade an audience of their authenticity and their reach. These influencers had a big affect on my relationship with media making me create an even stronger bond with it as I wanted to see what these influencers had to post everyday, for I looked up to them and wanted to be like them. As I have gotten older over the years more and more users have been introduced to me making me want to go on social media even more. Not only have I used social media as a way to look up to these influencers, but also as a way to connect with my friends. I have used social media to look at what my friends are doing as a way to talk to them as a daily basis. It has gotten to the point where I would use snapchat more to connect with them rather than messaging them through text. Around a year ago I decided to turn off all my social media notifications for four months and found I would use social media for only around an hour. I do not know why I ever turned the notifications back on, but I have learned that a lot of my social media is just trying to communicate with my friends.Off the topic of social media. I realized that social media is in books, magazines, music, television, and generally any device or object that delivers content. Thinking back to when I was younger the biggest influence on me was my music and my television. I would spend hours watching Disney channel consuming media. Not even realizing that they are trying to shape my opinion and trying to guide how I think of society. Not only were my favorite shows doing this, but the music I listened to. Overall, when thinking of my relationship with media, I have realized that media will always stick to me and be apart of my life.
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