The book Culture Jam is a very interresting book by far. The book has helped me to learn the different ideas that surrounds me everyday. Being as though that a lot of people have adapated to the fact that technology is needed in everyday life. Something that I do constantly everyday is talk on the phone and use the internet. Now I know that everyone uses some type of technologhy that one cant resit without using everyday. Which relates back to Culture Jam these types of technology devices that we encounter with is a type of distraction that can be labeled as "nosie".
The examples that was used in the book made me think because a lot of the things that was listed in the book I do. So I think to myself wow, talking on the phone, playing music while doing work are all noise that I do need while completly simple tasks. The generations that I have grown up into was based off of technology so I feel as though I wouldn't be able to not use it for a whole day or even multiple hours.
Another example that stood out to me in Culture Jam was when the family was in the woods and couldnt come together as one whole family. The author was trying to get across that the family was in the woods thinking about the media that captures theyre attention everyday. Instead of noticing that the whole family was together out in the woods surrounded by nature.
Is media ever going to be not needed as a high demand as it not in the society. People have the need to use media everyday. It's like we are robots and technology have take over our minds. I know for myslef if I dont have my phone with me everyday and during the day I will panic!!!!!!!!! But as I'am reading Culture Jam I realized that this is the way people are going to be in life. Media is at high demand is always going to be needed. There is no way possible that the media will not always have a huge toll in one's life. The "noise" will always interfare with our backgrounds making it harder to focus on more important things in life.
Do you think you can control the "noise" that you encounter in your everyday life?
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12 years ago
I totally agree with you. I think that technology and the media does impact our every day lives. We can get so consumed in material things that sometimes people forget about everything else. I am the type of person that does enjoy nature. Going out on hikes, hunting, fishing, riding Four-Wheelers, but at the same time i still need technology in my life. It is crazy to think about what this world is coming to and realizing that it's only getting started, New technologies are being created everyday. It makes you wonder when it is going to end.
ReplyDeleteSo many people cannot go without technology for a day and it seems ridiculous but as a society now we cannot just get rid of technology. For school, we must use the internet and computers to write papers. Even if we stop texting and calling people for no reason, we will still need our cell phones for emergencies. Now that technology has become such a big part of our lives it would be almost impossible to get rid of it.
ReplyDeleteI agree, too much of technology and media are bad for us. I think that something should be done, but never will. Especially with technology always advancing and scientist always looking for that next big break. Where is the end?!
ReplyDeleteI agree, technology is a big problem in creating problems. Its just like making laws for cellphone use while driving, as technology advances society has to do things to counter act the problems technology causes.
ReplyDeleteI too have to agree with this! Technology is something that we will almost always need, and have to use. Like for jobs in todays world, if youre not very good with a computer, then you basically have no chance because almost everything requires it! I do the same thing while doing homework, have my Ipod on rockin' and rollin' and its almost just a habit to go in my room and to turn it on to play!
ReplyDeleteI think that technology is not the enemy. If it was not one thing it would be another. If it was not the dawn of the cell phone or laptop that brought us to this point, it would be something else. People will continue to develop and create new "noise." It is weather or not we choose to let that noise overtake us, that is important.
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