In the video, they talk about how social media makes us become who we are and how it constructs us even though we created it. People are codependent with it since we become what social media lets us be. The speaker also talks about her research study with a social media platform, Second Life. She finds that social media post fall under three categories: market, play, and sociality. This shows that social media limits our identity to the three categories.
One example of how social media has influenced me is by they way I dress. Social media made it faster and easier for different clothing styles to trend. People tend to go for what’s trendy now to fit into society. Another way social media has influenced me is the way I see myself. Social media has increased the beauty standards of people, which can make people insecure of what they post or how they look. I agree with the speaker because social media has a big impact on society, especially on how people act. Social media has also impacted the way people dress and the way people see themselves. This is because we allow what we see on social media to influence us such as impacting our minds to think that we have to follow the beauty standard. I definitely think that social media constructs us to be who we are now.
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A conglomerate, the big guy, in the music industry is a record label and they are considered a large player in media since they help artist produce and promote their music. An example of this can be Sony Music or Universal Music Group, which provides media internationally. The little guy would be an independent artist. An example of this can be Childish Gambino or Migos since they aren’t signed to a major record label and produce their own music. Record labels sign artists and hire composers and distributers, whereas individual artists produce, compose, and distribute their music on their own. Record labels reach their audience and promote/deliver their music is by having distributors. They promote the artist easily by distributing their music internationally. Independent artists do not have that opportunity from major record labels so promoting their music will be harder and most likely be national or local since they have to do it on their own. Some advantages of being the big guy in terms of production and distribution is that the artist’s music will reach more of the audience and the artist won’t have to promote their music on their own. However, some disadvantages are that the big guy is in control of the artist and they also can take a large portion of their pay. Some advantages of being the little guy is that the artist can produce media that they like, and they don’t have to get it passed by their record label. On the downside, it will be harder for the artist to promote their music and distribute it internationally.
In the article, it discusses how news and social media can affect our mental health and thoughts. Reading something in the media creates a bias without knowing it. This can change our perspectives of different countries and our views on other topics. The article then speaks about the health issues that media can cause. Media can raise anxiety and other emotions, increasing chances of heart attacks/heart problems. PTSD and stress are more likely to develop by watching the news.
I agree with the article because it does create a bias in society. Due to the media/false information, people get the wrong information, creating a bias that they'll never get out of. This reveals that society is vastly divided all because of the media. When discussing mental health, the news makes people extremely worried about topics such as COVID and attacks on the country. By the way they present the news, it can raise anxiety and stress.
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