The society today may seem as if it is in a backward reaction with technology. The sense of purpose and belonging of people keeps dwindling on daily basis. Which brings me to ask, are we in the middle of a collective retardation? I believe this is the 21st century, with the help of technology, I thought humanity should get better and more advanced but reverse is the case.
I know your mind is also running miles per minutes, thinking about different things, affecting the society today, but we all know the one thing at the center that made the society what it is, which is the MEDIA. But the media and the society is a controversial issue which people have diverse opinions about.
This will bring me to the origin of my post. I watch a lot of movies, especially KDrama😇 where are my fellow KDrama lovers!
There is this movie that I saw, Memorist, don't worry, I'm not here to narrate the movie😅, I just want to point out a scenario in the movie.
There is this pressman who utilizes the media for his own benefits, instead of using it to prevent more crimes happening and protect the society from harm. He is the first to know when crimes are being committed but instead of him to report to appropriate authorities so that the offender can be apprehended on time, he goes to his news agency instead so that they can cast the breaking news before other agencies.
This is what we all experience in our society today where news agencies are fast to trend "fake news" without fact checking in the name of giving out the information before their competitors, where things that are not to be promoted are promoted in the name of they want to trend and want to be more relevant than their counterparts in the profession.
This brings me to the question I saw in the movie, which I pondered on and will also like to hear the opinion of my fellow hivers in the comment section,
Is the media garbage because of the society or is the society what it is because of media?
The media and the society are intertwined. The media is the most powerful entity on earth, the media comprises of everything and anything that can reach or influence people. The media can strengthen or weaken a society, it shapes our lives. The media lets you see selected parts of people's lives, and due to the fear of missing out, people also start doing all they can to be like them. "I want to trend!", "I want to be on so and so blog!", not caring whatever they do to achieve that and when the media does not "screen" what it promotes, bad and inappropriate acts are promoted and the cycle keeps going, then the society keeps getting rotten.
I am not condemning the media totally, there are a lot of benefits and opportunities that can be gained through the media, in fact numerous things, therefore it is on the hands of people to take control of their minds and decide what is right and appropriate to follow on the media, You are not missing out! Follow what is right!
In conclusion, I think both the media and society take a fair share of the blame. What do you think?
Thanks for taking time to read through, I'll be expecting your opinions!!
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