Amusing Ourselves to Death: Blog Post #3

As our knowledge of technology expands, our social media grows along with it. The social media is akin to an all seeing and persuasive entity. No matter where you go, you cannot escape it. The impact of technology and the social media has on our culture is increasing daily. The media is extremely biased and persuasive. It implements an opinion on those that don't have an opinion and those that have a weak opinion. The power of the media has grown so strong that the few that control the media are starting to control the way this nation thinks. As technology expands, our need to think is reduced. Since the media is easily accessible where technology is available,  we cannot escape the media and thus our nation is always exposed to its bias.

Everyone from those that have a mild education to those that have no education are easily persuaded by the opinions of the media. This blog isn't just about bashing the media, there are also pros. The media helps spread news quickly, offers knowledge on select topics to a certain degree, and it allows the everyday people to communicate with politicians and celebrities. An great example of how the media allows us to communicate with people of extraordinary status is around 6 months ago, president Barack Obama posted an AMA (ask me anything) on reddit which allowed people from all over the world to ask him any question they would like to ask. Without the media, we wouldn't have the ability to communicate with the president 1 on 1. There are many pros and cons about our social media and technology but whether if it is a good thing or a bad thing is up to you to decide for yourself.

I believe media lilteracy is how well versed we are with the media. Media literacy is how often we are exposed to the media and how often we become part of it.

I would consider myself media literate because I am online a reading news and using social media such as Facebook and Youtube.

I agree with the forward to Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman. I say this because technology is slowly becoming our downfall due to its ability to think and act for us. As humans, we are becoming more and more reliant on technology which promotes laziness and create helplessness in the future if we are to lose technology. I see this happening already with math. We have become so reliant on calculators that people cannot do simple addition and subtraction mentally.