The Last One

After a few months constantly blogging, researching and talking about media I have come today's the fact that media is almost everything we do. Everywhere we turn, there is some sort or form of media. On the first reflection post, I felt that I hardly had any contact with the media, yet, now I realize that most of my life revolves around the media. Commercials, books, television, ads and so much more revolves around my life. I've noticed that media is a constant distraction to me. It's always there; a constant shadow in the background.

I feel that, by becoming more aware of media, I try to stay away from it or I am aware of what they are trying to do. I do see and understand the techniques that companies are using and the people they are trying to target. I'm more aware of the amount of media I'm consuming(which is a lot) and the techniques that brands are using.

I feel that my media consumption, although I am more aware, has not changed much. I still use and am exposed to the same amount of media. It is fairly hard to limit my exposure to media as I feel that it is implanted so deep into our lives and society. However, even thought my habits haven't changed, I still believes that having a media literacy is important. We need to be more aware of the amount of media we are consuming and the effects that it holds on us. If we are going to live in a world of media then we should at least know what kind of world we are living in.

Keeping this blog helped me to be more aware of brands, their techniques, and the overall consumption of media that people go through on a daily basis. It amazes me how much media is consumed by us and how easily we fall into the grasps of media too. I did it sad how easily we succumb to this grasp and how it has made our thoughts into something so small  and something that's constantly deteriorating. Our words and thoughts are becoming smaller and media is spreading these incoherent  thoughts. As this being my last post, I hope you have also become more aware of your media consumption and the effects media has on you.

I hope you have a nice day!