Media is like a relationship, you can’t have the best of both worlds. You can either perceive a relationship to be good or bad. However, sometimes it’s just a scramble of both and you’re not sure how you feel. Things can either be filled with content or they can not. There will be a constant battle of finding the perfect balance. Ultimately, it’s a love-hate relationship.
10 reasons why I love media:
- It allows individuals to experiment with who they are
- It allows individuals to share their passion with others
- It allows friendships to form
- It allows long-distance friends and families to connect
- It allows opportunities to be open
- It allows others to talk about taboo subjects
- It allows us to capture memories to look back on
- It allows us to create films that explore other dimensions/universe
- It allows us to not feel so alone (mental illness)
- It allows us to explore everything from 10 to 100 years ago
10 reasons why I hate media:
- It allows fake news to be spread
- It allows individuals to cyberbully
- It allows individuals to create fake personas
- It allows unhealthy habits to be promoted
- It allows untrue/problematic theories to spread
- It allows one to underestimate their self-worth by comparing themselves
- It puts pressure on young kids to grow “faster”
- It portrays stereotypes on different communities
- It portrays certain beauty standards that individuals feel the need to uphold
- It creates addiction
Media has been in my life since the second I was born. I do not know a life without media. We are surrounded by media every second of the day. Media isn’t just social media apps, it’s everywhere and we can’t really escape it. Media is a wonderful thing but like everything, there’s always a negative aspect. I always try to view it as living in the in-between. You get to decide how you want to view media and how it affects you.
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Why I Heart My Media 