The sad music begins to play and the human emotion displayed on the screen is unlike any other. Somehow a text on a screen along with a view of a person who looks in clear despair, can affect a random person on the internet. The way that the people of our generation is allowing things like this to impact their life is a new concept to the past generations. I’m sure they are thinking “How in the world can a young adult in this world let something within a tiny metal-full box affect them so much?. The answer is clear. The generation that the young adults have created for themselves is filled with new technological ideas in which they are letting affect them in their thoughts and their everyday life. Although this can be thought of in a negative way, it can also be thought of in an informative way. Unfortunately some of the news posted on social media can be misinterpreted by the receiver or sender, incorrect, or just completely twisted into something it’s not. This is why today’s generation also needs to be careful about what they see and believe. “We’re all in our own fishbowls. We should hesitate before we pass judgment on what life is like in the fishbowls of others.” ( Menand 9). Within the reading “ It’s time to stop talking about “Generations”, the quote just mentioned expresses the way that people are their own type of person and others should not judge or try to fix others for being different or unique. This correlates to the social media perspective in todays world. It’s a lot easier to be unique especially because of the amount of types of people who are active on all types of social networking. Being your complete authentic self can be hard, but thankfully the new generation has brought light to the fact that everyone is different and there is no “fitting in”, there is only being your true self.
Just a little blog about me and my thoughts!
This blog emphasizes the individual algorithms and how each person has their own media. The individuality of the media we receive is a defining factor of gen z.
I agree with the fact that everyone has an opportunity to be themselves and to create their own brand, but I do not necessarily think everyone and every individual is accepted.
Bianca, it occurs to me that the “fishbowls” quotation is coming from Menand, who is obviously not a member of Gen Z (I believe he identifies as a Boomer!). So I wonder: if a Boomer can see this phenomenon, doesn’t that imply that there are some things about social media and the way it shapes us that are not unique to your generation?
In other words, when you write “the generation that young adults have created for themselves,” this seems too absolute. Sad music and human emotions, text on a screen–I think I’ve read about <a href="In other words, when you write "the generation that young adults have created for themselves," this seems too absolute. Sad music and human emotions, text on a screen–I think I've read about this phenomenon!
Whoops–I published that too fast: meant to delete the 2nd sentence of the 2nd paragraph!
I did find Clara’s final comment interesting: Bianca, I’m not sure you’d disagree (considering what you write about the difficulty of authenticity…)