Media in Society
Media has become a huge part of how society functions and continues to develop. Though this estimation may not be accurate, I am sure that at least 75% of people use media to get through their day. Social Media in itself has transformed into a whole other being, calling it media would be belittling what it actually is. The word Social in itself comes from the word Society, which even traces back to the Latin word Societas. The dictionary definition of the word Society is, the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community. Based on this definition one could say that Social Media allows Society to function and develop in an ordered manner, everyone is able to communicate and in a sense live together on Social Media platforms. When I think about it, I would say that Social Media could definitely be one of man’s greatest achievements. Now you’re probably wondering why am I just talking about Social Media, what about all the other platforms of Media, like Newspapers, Books, and Magazines. I chose to talk about Social Media because unlike Newspapers, Books, and Magazines, Social Media is a whole world in itself. In my opinion, Written Publications are primarily one-sided, when we read publications like newspapers all we are really doing is gathering information for ourselves, and data on what’s going on around the world or in our country which in my opinion is a little limiting. In Social Media platforms we are given more leeway in terms of gathering information, we can even give our own opinions on the matter that is stated. Sure you can always yell your opinions at the newspaper, or magazine your reading, but that would be crazy, and useless. Going back to the dictionary definition I stated earlier, the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community. Social Media is an entire community in itself, which makes it that much better than the newspaper, or magazines. Then again everything on this earth is flawed, Social Media may be this great invention, but with its pro’s it also has its con’s.
Pro’s:
Social Media is capable of keeping everyone informed on News, whatever type of news it may be, whether it be what celebrities are doing nowadays, or what is currently going on in our country. It is a hub of information that is invested in keeping everyone in its community informed about everything going on in the world, or in the lives of other people. It is also an outlet for people to express their opinions and emotions on certain topics with ease. Anyone can easily start ranting about any topic on a Facebook post.
Con’s:
“With great power, comes great responsibility.” -Uncle Ben...Rip
This quote is a clear representation of what Social Media is and how it's doing right now. In Social Media, we have all this power to share information with the world and everyone around us, but no one seems to be using it in the right way, I'm sure almost 90% of Facebook users have experienced a meme or two on serious topics in their feed, and don’t get me started on this whole topic of fake news, I have already ranted about that in a post below this one. My point is Social Media has amazing potential to be a great system for society but is held back by people’s lack of responsibility, prudence, consideration, and much more.
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