Sunday, November 16, 2014

My Relationship With The Media.


         My relationship with the media is comparable to a fat kid that loves cake. I will probably never get rid of it from my life. All throughout my life I have never noticed that I am a constant victim of corporations who managed to manipulate the way I value specific products; nonetheless me. After closely analyzing the media in Critical Thinking, I am ashamed to admit that I myself am a consumer and a product of corporations. Due to advertisements, I have grown to be drawn to things that claim to be more than what they are. I am unknowingly exposed to social norms and am given a choice to either accept it or deny it. But due to constant deceptive advertisements, it seems that there is no choice.
         I use various media sites such a Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram every day. I agree with the media in which it gives me an opportunity to meet new people, to connect with family and friends, and to check on the latest innovations. I personally use these sites to connect with family and friends. With sites such as Facebook and Instagram, I am able to connect with my family living in France. We are able to talk, webcam, and send pictures of our separate lives. With the help of the media, it is possible for us live separate lives yet feel as if we are right next to each other. 
      

         I agree that The Media allows us to connect but I do not agree with how much power we give corporations to control the way we live. When I am on Facebook, I notice a bunch of advertisements as I scroll down my screen. I see a bunch of shoes and makeup ads that claim their product to be "Better Than Sex". Without knowing, we are constantly exposed to "social norms" and we are constantly comparing ourselves to it. We tend to buy products that are more advance and claim to do more than what they actually do. We constantly check our phones to see the hottest trends. Advertisements like these enable us to become materialistic and never satisfied.

         But how exactly do manufacturers manage to persuade us so much? How and when did we allow advertisements to change the way we value something?  How did we allow advertisements to change the way we value ourselves? Perhaps its secret messages hidden behind them or perhaps its human nature to always want more. Or perhaps we are all just trying to fit in. I don't know. Hopefully analyzing media further would help me understand my attraction to certain things.
                             






              



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