Entry 9: Me, My Self and Media

In today's society media is everywhere. It has changed the way that people do everything from everyday activities to large scale projects. Personally, media is a big part of my life and the lives of the people that I surround myself with. 

Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Youtube are all part of my everyday routine. I spend a good portion of the day looking at makeup tutorials, do it yourself projects, easy recipes and product reviews online. I love having the ability to get ideas for anything from nearly anyone around the world.

In the world of social media, there is a page for everyone. I can  argue that anyone who says that hate social media, hasn't found the right site or profile to follow. 

While my boyfriend may not be mesmerized by a Kathleen Light's makeup tutorial like I would be, he can certainly lose him self in a binge watching session of Optic Gaming videos. 

There are so many ways that media can bring people together and really improve the ease of an everyday routine, but it does have downsides. 

One thing I find really important with media, as with anything else, is balance. There has to be a time and place for media use. While you are working, driving or at the dinner table,it is best to have the devices put away. 

While there are so many benefits to media I think the video below does an amazing jobs of laying out some of the down sides: 

What do you think? Is it time to put away the devices and get back to a time before or are media a great new way of living?