I am a simple individual. My role in media consumption is that of both a student and critic. Not much much of who I am is based on media examples due to my belief that I shouldn't follow popular culture. When I was younger I was more dependent on social media, blogs, news articles on the internet and alot of other sources of mass media. However as I go older I felt that I no longer needed to participate as heavily as I used to because of the mass appeal of volatile nature of the internet. My preference for speaking to people in person about an important topic rather than liking a post or leaving a comment has increased. I feel as though people are less inclined to take a moment longer to think before making a comment. This leads to racist, sexist, and all around offensive opinions generated and propagated quickly through these media outlets. As a result, I tend to stay away from Twitter and Facebook. I feel like too much of our shared experience involves mass media events because misinformation spreads too quickly (i.e Chris Paul).
Conversely I love the abundance of information that is available. Media makers have become both contributors and teachers through websites like
www.skillshare.com. Ideally I would like to go even further than the unstable rise and fall of trending topics. I use social media sparingly and question every bit of information from media outlets and makers alike. I want to use this knowledge to contribute through graphic design, film, photography any other form of media without having to rely on the ability to garner followers or go viral.
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