Ah, media. The subject of choice of JC student’s GP essays. The plural of the word medium.(no it’s not mediums, unless you refer to Southeast Asian people who hold tea parties with poltergeists, spectres, ghosts and other intangible beings.) The basis of communication.
So, why the sudden thought of media? Reasons are many, and yet simple.
1) I like a distraction of the dreariness of economics. Seriously, applied math?
2) Downloading shows has proven to be a newfound pleasure.(no, I have not been doing it for THAT long.)
Obviously, we’re past the times where communication involved grunts, clubs and cave paintings. Like many other things, Media has developed into a MONSTER.
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Okay, not really. But many things that we take for granted are really means of other people to transmit a specific measure to us. Labels on things you see on grocery store shelves. Mail. Radios. Television.
VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR, VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR.
Erm. Television. Internet. Obviously the world has found many ways to do the same thing. And found many purposes of doing that same thing – That is, getting information across.
Which brings me to this – Is there a need to?
Clearly, the trend is moving towards communication that is getting easier. While it took a humongous effort to come up with the series of monosyllabic grunts that would best express your inner turmoil, current agenda or violent tendencies, it is clearly easier to buy an iPhone and tweet about your bowel movements(zomg it must be 2 feet long!).
The advent of technology has made communication, and most other things, easier. Technology provides a very friendly truth – that we can be increasingly lazy.
So, technology makes people lazy?
It’s a terrifying thought, but I think it’s true. Already, we can tell that people are becoming lazy to maintain relationships, despite it becoming increasingly easy to do so. Back then you could use “but he moved across the lake!” as an excuse, but now the fact is that relationships are only maintained only if both parties see a tangible benefit to it – be it a working relationship, or just feeling good. Which kind of also explains why people who fight will be inexplicably drawn together – I would know, quarelling is my favourite hobby.
The world is getting closer.
People are getting further.
Haha, like social contracts huh? Yeah, but friendship for the sake of friendship… I can’t help but think that I’m in every way replaceable. Another thing is we’re becoming old. Although I’m born in Dec but it HORRIFIES me to suddenly realise that I’m hitting TWENTY this year. Do you think there’s time to build friendships? Ha ha. So is there a need to? I do have a want to, but I feel that nobody needs to already, because they’ve found their way, their people, their friends. Once you’re left behind, you can die old and lonely with no friends because you missed the chance in primary and secondary school. beyond that… it gets really difficult. Not empirically tested, but yeah. So conclusion is that I think, since we’re older, those who have the need either have found it, or never will. Maybe…
Freak.