As a kid growing up in the 21st century, it is impossible to say that my life has not been completely ruled by the forces of media that surround me. Somewhere along the last few generations, we (and by this I mean the human race) decided that screens, papers, and music were the tools to raise the youth and kind of moved past the ideas of the sandbox and park lessons. Whether this was the right decision is a matter of opinion, but for better or worse, this is the world that raised me and is thus the one I will have to analyze.
To make my relationship with media more easily understood and concise, I'm going to organize this post as a day in the life of my relationship with media. While there are outliers to my media habits, I think this will serve as a solid representation of my normal relationship with media.
On an average day (let's call it a Tuesday in the middle of March) in my life, my interactions with media begin soon after I get out of bed. After taking a shower and getting dressed, I go on my phone and perform what has become a bit of a ritual over the past months. First stop: Instagram to catch up on all the posts and messages I might have missed over the night. As I leave Instagram I make sure to post my morning music post (every morning I post a song and a short analysis as part of an ongoing series I call Bianchi Mornings). Then as my "work" on Instagram is finished, I head over to Spotify to update the Bianchi Mornings playlist with the day's addition. After finishing up my "rituals" I head downstairs to eat breakfast.
Over breakfast, I read the newspaper or magazines like Sports Illustrated to stay up to date on the news happening in the world. Heading to school I'll listen to the radio and their morning shows if I'm being driven (although it's just as likely that I will be biking and thus will have no interactions with media). Throughout the school day, my media interactions are limited outside of articles analyzed in class, but during lunch and some other free moments, I will often check Instagram and the News app on my phone to stay updated on what is happening in the world. Once I get home however, my media interactions begin to really occur.
At home, my media interactions continue throughout my homework as I will use my laptop to search up various things and my phone to listen to music on Spotify. After my homework is done and I've eaten dinner, I'll often watch TV with my parents whether that means continuing a show on Hulu or Netflix (during which a number of ads will be displayed) or watching some major event on live TV (even more ads, yay!). As I wind down for the night, I'll usually watch some YouTube videos, listen to a little more music (how much music does this guy listen to?), and check Instagram (it may be an addiction) one more time. Then it's time to sleep at around 9:30 and just like that it's the next day.
Overall, that's a normal day for me when it comes to media interactions. My media relationship is fairly strong (which is not necessarily for the best) and while I am usually skeptical and care little about the ads put in front of me, no one is invincible to a constant onslaught of information. In conclusion, media (in one form or another) basically controls my schedule outside of school and a few necessary escapes of basketball, stargazing, and workouts and that's probably something that I need to work on in the future.
To make my relationship with media more easily understood and concise, I'm going to organize this post as a day in the life of my relationship with media. While there are outliers to my media habits, I think this will serve as a solid representation of my normal relationship with media.
On an average day (let's call it a Tuesday in the middle of March) in my life, my interactions with media begin soon after I get out of bed. After taking a shower and getting dressed, I go on my phone and perform what has become a bit of a ritual over the past months. First stop: Instagram to catch up on all the posts and messages I might have missed over the night. As I leave Instagram I make sure to post my morning music post (every morning I post a song and a short analysis as part of an ongoing series I call Bianchi Mornings). Then as my "work" on Instagram is finished, I head over to Spotify to update the Bianchi Mornings playlist with the day's addition. After finishing up my "rituals" I head downstairs to eat breakfast.
Over breakfast, I read the newspaper or magazines like Sports Illustrated to stay up to date on the news happening in the world. Heading to school I'll listen to the radio and their morning shows if I'm being driven (although it's just as likely that I will be biking and thus will have no interactions with media). Throughout the school day, my media interactions are limited outside of articles analyzed in class, but during lunch and some other free moments, I will often check Instagram and the News app on my phone to stay updated on what is happening in the world. Once I get home however, my media interactions begin to really occur.
At home, my media interactions continue throughout my homework as I will use my laptop to search up various things and my phone to listen to music on Spotify. After my homework is done and I've eaten dinner, I'll often watch TV with my parents whether that means continuing a show on Hulu or Netflix (during which a number of ads will be displayed) or watching some major event on live TV (even more ads, yay!). As I wind down for the night, I'll usually watch some YouTube videos, listen to a little more music (how much music does this guy listen to?), and check Instagram (it may be an addiction) one more time. Then it's time to sleep at around 9:30 and just like that it's the next day.
Overall, that's a normal day for me when it comes to media interactions. My media relationship is fairly strong (which is not necessarily for the best) and while I am usually skeptical and care little about the ads put in front of me, no one is invincible to a constant onslaught of information. In conclusion, media (in one form or another) basically controls my schedule outside of school and a few necessary escapes of basketball, stargazing, and workouts and that's probably something that I need to work on in the future.
I really like how you mapped out your daily routine and described them as “stops.” I’m not sure exactly why but this shed a different kind of light on the subject of media. Just so you know you’re not alone because I found that our schedules are extremely similar. I found that we seem like polar opposites we’re much more similar than we care to express. Also is that picture of the infamous “Bianchi Mornings” playlist that you have been announcing? If so I’m looking forward to taking a listen when I have time!
ReplyDeleteHi, it's really Jack Galvez because his blog comments don't work. "I really like how I am able to see the connection between you and your media. It is interesting to see since almost all of us have the same routine everyday because of the classes we have. It is really cool to see that connection despite differences that we might possess. If I had one comment on it, it would be, why do we keep media with us when we can turn it off just as easily as we can turn it on? Overall I loved the blog!"
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