Every morning, along with my alarm, I am greeted by notifications from the news, social media, and celebrities. Throughout my day, I continue to experience literature, news, and social media. Before bed, like countless other teenagers, I like to relax by watching a TV show on the ever-popular streaming website, Netflix. Needless to say, entertainment is always present in today's society. Entertainment has the capacity to be informative and enjoyable—a source of relaxation and mindless fun. However, it is what we, as members of society, do with entertainment that determines the impact it will have on our society. While it can be beneficial, entertainment does indeed have the capacity to "ruin." Not only does the broader entertainment industry show more content...
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In this essay, the author opines that entertainment has the capacity to be informative and enjoyable, but what we, as members of society, do with it determines its impact on society.
Analyzes how social media has become omnipresent in the typical teenager's life and how it has caused an entire generation to gradually lose social skills.
Argues that the media's original purpose is being lost due to tension over political and religious ideologies.
Explains that the movie and television industries were a source of entertainment in the early 1900s, when Americans flocked to theaters to experience the nuance of the moving picture.
Explains that reality shows like Jersey Shore and Dance Moms dominate the television industry while violent movies like Texas Chainsaw Massacre thrive at the box-offices.
Argues that Netflix and Amazon Prime facilitate the new obsession with "binge-watching," or viewing many episodes in a series non-stop over an extended period of time.
It seems that while the capacity for harm seems overwhelming in this entertainment-driven society, quite a lot of good has come from it.
Thus, entertainment does have the capacity to "ruin" society.
Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, and Pint rest These are only a few of the websites that have become omnipresent in the typical teenager’s life. When it was first launched in 2004, Facebook seemed like the perfect means to connect with old friends and take part in organizations. Eleven years later, the social media industry has snowballed from its original purpose of simply being a network for interaction. Most likely launched by the incredible popularity of Facebook, other networks have popped up. According to The Huffington Post, 71% of teenagers engage in multiple social media networks, and 24% of these teenagers admit to checking social media almost constantly. Scrolling, posting, and liking are actions... Show more content...
The purpose of journalism is to report a story accurately, simply to tell it like it is. Over the past two decades, with increased tension over political and religious ideologies, the media’s original purpose has been lost. Yes, being well-informed remains an asset in the world today. Our globally focused world will always value knowledge and awareness. With the television, internet, and newspaper—all mediums of entertainment—available at the snap of a finger, we have non-stop access to news. One problem with this is the blatant bias of news networks. Every news source has a bias. Viewers typically recognize the platforms of the major sources, therefore deterring them from certain networks. When reporters feed viewers the same opinion through different stories, the viewer isn’t getting a balanced intake in terms of overall understanding. In today’s society, viewers are truly at the mercy of what those in authority provide. Think of George Orwell’s 1984, where the all-powerful "Big Brother," through "The Party," oversees every little piece of information that passes through the telescreen (along with everything that passes by the telescreen on the other end). The citizens of Oceania are essentially clueless about the truth because they have no access to it. The television, typically a source of entertainment, transformed itself into an instrument for control. Yes, modern technology is
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As our society has progressed since the beginning of its creation, there have been many developments in "artificial" and man-created aspects of society, such as money, taxes, and so forth, that have developed into either a benefit or hindrance to society. One such aspect that is beginning to be a hindrance to society is entertainment. Although there is a portion of our modern society that will argue entertainment’s beneficial value, they will fail to see how it has become a force of control in our daily lives that has created a socially inept, stagnant, and dumped down society.
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