Thread: Is Modern Media Bad for You?

Originally Posted by chassamui

The portrayal of dysfunctional families and individuals on daytime TV (Springer, Kyle etc) is surely a good thing, giving us a warning about what could happen if we were equally stupid. What happens when they run out of dysfunctional people to laugh and point at?

Run out of dysfunctional people and families? can't ever see that happening to be honest. There is simply no limit to human stupidity.

'Modern Media' = television ?

Is that equation true? Television has been around for 50 years.

iPads are modern media. Kids don't even want televisions in their bedrooms anymore.

Very true ghost.

I would have thought 'modern media' would be twitter, facebook, instagram etc.
TV is old hat.

Originally Posted by chassamui

Is Modern Media Bad for You?

Yes. It is. It stops people asking questions. They pick a brand they are comfortable with and accept the majority of what they are told. How often to the majority of people actually discuss / debate what is going on? We do on here, but we are a small minority.

When all media tells people the same narrative, the people accept it without question, especially when same said media ridicules and attempts to ostracize people who dare to question their narrative.

It depends on what you watch. My son pretty much limits his TV time to National Geographic and similar shows (except for wrestling sometimes, but what the hell, he's 15).

My daughter, a singer and guitar player, watches American Idol type singing shows sometimes.

In general, my twins are too busy to watch TV; probably less than an hour a day.

My wife, a chef, watches several cooking shows and has one Filipino soap opera she watches on week nights.

I watch no TV, as I can't stand the commercials. I do watch some TV series and documentaries which I download.

Honestly some people have no bladdy patience.

TV is a significant part of modern media. In Thailand you could even include loudspeaker vans FFS.

Views from: Social media does more harm than good. | Debate.org

More of A weapon than social network

The social networks like Twitter, Facebook, instragram and all those other social networks, all have one thing in common and that is cyberbullying. Anybody can do it, especially on the internet. Its bad enough to be bullied in school but just when you think your safe at home you open your facebook to see your messages full with harmful letters or threats. The social network has given people A way anonymously threaten A person withought getting in trouble for it since most kids today almost never tell their parents what's going on in their lives. Honestly I liked it better when we didn't have all this nonsense and I am sure most people would agree with me.

I do not think so. I think it's a bit like sugar.

Unless, of course, you let it rule your life and you do lose the ability to disconnect or unplug yourself from it. Like any tool, it's all about how and why we use it. I very seldom use Facebook but it has proved useful, it is an easy way for my family and friends, dispersed across several continents to keep up with each other, share photos and so on. I do not feel compelled to update my status or tell the world I've made yet another cup of tea or that I'll be washing my hair later.

When I am out with friends or with family, I do not check my phone, when I am on holiday, I stay away from the Internet. Yes, it can be highly addictive (as can a lot of tech) and a lot of the activity that goes on there could be classed as fairly pointless but, it also has served some pretty cool purposes, Facebook and Twitter played a large role in organising protests during the Arab Spring, and that is just one example of how they can be used for non-asinine activities.

Just as it us up to us to eat a healthy and balanced diet if we wish to live and be well, it's also up to us to make space and time for the things that matter.

I have just read a uni students essay on why the internet is so good. His conclusion was that books weigh more than the internet.


Which of the following posters do you think has been most influenced by social media?

Rural Surin
Gravesend Dave
Socal

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Originally Posted by chassamui

Is Modern Media Bad for You?

Yes. It is. It stops people asking questions. They pick a brand they are comfortable with and accept the majority of what they are told. How often to the majority of people actually discuss / debate what is going on? We do on here, but we are a small minority.

When all media tells people the same narrative, the people accept it without question, especially when same said media ridicules and attempts to ostracize people who dare to question their narrative.

It's been too late for quite a time now.

The complex system of dumbing down has taken hold and won't let go - just keeps cycling around.