Without Media for 12 hours, to Wrigley I go

Normally, people can’t handle one hour without media let alone 12 hours. For me, it wasn’t too difficult. Over the weekend, I tested out the experiment and it wasn’t too hard. I went to a Chicago Cubs baseball game then went out to eat with my family in Chicago. No texting, Facebook, Twitter, etc. I thought I was going to be very hard, but it wasn’t too bad. As long as I kept busy, I didn’t need social media. I would only look at my phone to look at my phone and that wasn’t much. The time was on the outfield scoreboard so I rarely looked at my phone. I realized how social media has shaped my life with this experiment. And it was eye-opening.

            Social media has shaped my life for the positive and negative. I am active with Facebook, Twitter, Instragram, Snapchat, and texting. It has influenced the way I go about my daily life. I always check social media to see what everyone is doing in their lives. It’s kind of like a newspaper. Twitter and different sports applications is where I receive most of my information. It is so easy to have all the access in the palm of our hand. I think that’s why people depend on media so much. Our generation’s communications skills will suffer because of depending on media all the time.   Media has shaped my life but it hasn’t over taken my life like it has for others.

            Without technology at times is peacefully, you’re able to communicate with others better not being behind a screen.  Technology has helped me gain access to everything in the world at the palm of my hand or on any type of device.  I’m able to communicate to friends that are back home and others that are half way around the world. That is the great thing about how technology has shaped me. This couldn’t happen if I didn’t venture into different medias like Skype. Friendships are still alive because of technology I have.

            Media has also has some negative points. The Internet is so easy to access that anyone can post anything on there any given time. I sometimes believe what I see on the Internet but it’s not true. Everyone has access to the World Wide Web and that can be dangerous. I never been a victim of a cyber crime but a lot of people have been. I’ve learned to not trust everything that’s out there.

            It was quite relaxing watching a baseball game and not having to worry about social media. Sometimes people share too much information on social media and it isn’t necessary. Social media has both positive and negative effects. I believe that social media and media in general has shaped my life in a positive matter. I will always have my phone on me but this experiment showed that I do not have to always rely on it.