Feed is an allegory for the modern teenage life in the US and for the most part it is on target. It may not depict my life or completely depict someone elses but there are parts and pieces where you find you can relate in some way. The relationships are pretty real. The way Titus is trying to get Violet and his friends to get along, and how he has these two relationships with both of them that he's trying to maintain is realistic. Also when he does things that aren't that great and flawed like deleting Violet's memory's because he's trying to maintain his way of life. That's supposed to be an allegory for how American's ignore things that might disrupt their way of life, but I think America's more open to that because of technology and different cultures are constantly seeping in and becoming intermixed with the American culture; different ways of life that we're making part of our own. That's in part because they're more accesable to people now, there are many different cultural foods here and alot of different fashions, some inspired by other countries. Either way I can't say its completely one thing or another, because people aren't like that either and people are what make up this place. I can't say people are completely open of things that may change their way of life and I can't say people are completely closed either, because there will be people who are both. That's kind of why at some moments I find it exagerated because the people in this story are mostly for only one side.
The way everyone lives in their own bubble, they have their own personal sun and clouds and its almost as if they all live in their own world. They're all separate, they don't share the same sky anymore. In the modern world, sometimes people are living in their own worlds too and they kind of just drift. It's probably easier to create your own world with technology. You can go online and discover a digital and chat with people or you can phase out and watch television. Maybe the same way happiness is infectious, being disconnected is as well. You can disconnect from this world and go to another.
The story even, though its not "real" is emotionally real. It has an emotional truth. The way the characters interact with one another in their digital world is alot like how we interact in ours. When Titus is in the car with Violet and they are M-chatting and she tells him her feed is malfunctioning and she seems scaredwhen she tells him to talk to him "in the air" he feels a bit unconfortable because that makes it more real. Even though they're talking in their head, not having to say the words physically makes the topic easier to talk about because its not as direct and by saying it aloud he has to confront it. That's how it is today too. Some things people feel more confortable saying online, but some things should be said outloud and can't be said through another medium. Its like how some people break up over a text message. They don't want to be present, they don't want to deal with the messy emotions that the words would cause. Its easier to not deal with it.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Self Experiment 1
Digital Day
8-12:35 School, boring
3:50 Went to work and chatted, texted, and got on facebook real quick before work began.
7 Got out of work.
Feelings: Tired, sleepy
7:30 got home, doing hw online, working on exhibitions
8 eating my food , ya dig
9:00 playing video games, madden 10 on my xbox 360 to be exact
10:00 went to sleep , set alarm clock
8-12:35 School, boring
3:50 Went to work and chatted, texted, and got on facebook real quick before work began.
7 Got out of work.
Feelings: Tired, sleepy
7:30 got home, doing hw online, working on exhibitions
8 eating my food , ya dig
9:00 playing video games, madden 10 on my xbox 360 to be exact
10:00 went to sleep , set alarm clock
Monday, October 19, 2009
this is for the hw #4 where u didnt grade me for...smh
for Stephanies Post, this is what I wrote
Nice post hermanita! I agree, we are indeed being brain washed, and the funny part is that we all know we are, yet we seem to continue to let it keep happening. As for the train ride, we had so much fun on those, but maybe we put the headphones because we were just too exhausted from the day we had, because when we went to the beach, we had so much fun, and had energy well spent. Maybe isolation is sometimes good, like why must everyone think that isolation is not good and you have to socialize. If you have everything you need and are happy on the inside then why waste your time with some un-important people. Thankfully, I am not one of those addicted to twitter, although I am kind of addicted to facebook. I really don't get a kick out of seeing what everyone is doing. Maybe in your next post you can make counter arguements, see the other side of the story so the reader can understand you on a more deeper level. Bye :D
For Anias' post this is what i wrote
nice post! I liked the ideas you brought up in your post. I often find myself going through the same exact things. Me, for example, when I'm work, tend to get really distracted by my phone. As hard as I may try, I still cannot seem to get away from my phone for enough, I can put it down for maybe 5 -10 minutes at a time. I hate when I don't look at my planner though, and I hate the fact that one can get in that state of addiction with things even as serious as school. In your next post, you should expand on your idea of distractions, especially if you can name numerous ways you may get distracted. I hope to comment on your posts soon again, see ya later buddy !
For jessica's post this is what i wrote
Good first post! I liked how you spoke about ideas which are most common with people our age, you pointed out specific moments where many of us tend to get addicted to and also think about. Now-a-days we do all tend to get really addicted to watching particular t.v shows , being on social networking websites, or just being crazy glued down to your computer. I've gone through this myself, as I realize myself, in addiction mode, with all the new technology, but yet somehow I still can't seem to get myself out of the bad habits. In your next post, you should try elaborating more on your ideas, because I feel you have very bright ones, but your lack in elaboration does not make your post as insightful as it could possibly be. Fare well, take care :]
Nice post hermanita! I agree, we are indeed being brain washed, and the funny part is that we all know we are, yet we seem to continue to let it keep happening. As for the train ride, we had so much fun on those, but maybe we put the headphones because we were just too exhausted from the day we had, because when we went to the beach, we had so much fun, and had energy well spent. Maybe isolation is sometimes good, like why must everyone think that isolation is not good and you have to socialize. If you have everything you need and are happy on the inside then why waste your time with some un-important people. Thankfully, I am not one of those addicted to twitter, although I am kind of addicted to facebook. I really don't get a kick out of seeing what everyone is doing. Maybe in your next post you can make counter arguements, see the other side of the story so the reader can understand you on a more deeper level. Bye :D
For Anias' post this is what i wrote
nice post! I liked the ideas you brought up in your post. I often find myself going through the same exact things. Me, for example, when I'm work, tend to get really distracted by my phone. As hard as I may try, I still cannot seem to get away from my phone for enough, I can put it down for maybe 5 -10 minutes at a time. I hate when I don't look at my planner though, and I hate the fact that one can get in that state of addiction with things even as serious as school. In your next post, you should expand on your idea of distractions, especially if you can name numerous ways you may get distracted. I hope to comment on your posts soon again, see ya later buddy !
For jessica's post this is what i wrote
Good first post! I liked how you spoke about ideas which are most common with people our age, you pointed out specific moments where many of us tend to get addicted to and also think about. Now-a-days we do all tend to get really addicted to watching particular t.v shows , being on social networking websites, or just being crazy glued down to your computer. I've gone through this myself, as I realize myself, in addiction mode, with all the new technology, but yet somehow I still can't seem to get myself out of the bad habits. In your next post, you should try elaborating more on your ideas, because I feel you have very bright ones, but your lack in elaboration does not make your post as insightful as it could possibly be. Fare well, take care :]
hw #10
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/23/ep.facebook.addict/index.html
I find this article interesting because some people are more addicted than one may think. This lady, hearing her daughter ask her for help on homework, and deciding to ignore her, because of Facebook, is not such a good excuse. According to the article there are five ways to know if you are addicted to facebook or not. the first is that you begin to lose sleep over facebook. Which is true, I dont care what anybody says. The second way is if you spend more than an hour on facebook, which I can sort of disagree with because an hour isnt that bad, especially if youre really bored and dont have other things to do, like hw and work related things. the third way is if you get obsessed with old loves, which I also disagree with.
http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2009/05/twitter-addiction-signs/
I found it really interesting how in the article, one of the signs which tell you that you are addicted was "if you beg people to follow you on twitter". I found this real interesting because I see it all the time. People even have the nerve to go on facebook and tell people to follow their twitter. Every time I sign onto my aim account, I always see at least one away message that is someone giving their twitter url. I wont lie, I do own a twitter account, but 1) I barely go on it and 2) I don't beg anybody to be my follower!
http://www.video-game-addiction.org/
this article posted good ideas. Many teens are able to balance out school and other areas of their life with video games. But theres always that bit that cannot do this and find themselves moving their thumbs more often than usual. I used to play xbox a lot last year but then I decided to focus more on school and get my grades up. I ended up not playing xbox for about 6 months and just recently started playing again. I barely play though, I play about 2 times a week, but I'm trying to get my grades up again. It's a shame that some people arent able to control themselves like me because that can really fuck somebody's life over.
I find this article interesting because some people are more addicted than one may think. This lady, hearing her daughter ask her for help on homework, and deciding to ignore her, because of Facebook, is not such a good excuse. According to the article there are five ways to know if you are addicted to facebook or not. the first is that you begin to lose sleep over facebook. Which is true, I dont care what anybody says. The second way is if you spend more than an hour on facebook, which I can sort of disagree with because an hour isnt that bad, especially if youre really bored and dont have other things to do, like hw and work related things. the third way is if you get obsessed with old loves, which I also disagree with.
http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2009/05/twitter-addiction-signs/
I found it really interesting how in the article, one of the signs which tell you that you are addicted was "if you beg people to follow you on twitter". I found this real interesting because I see it all the time. People even have the nerve to go on facebook and tell people to follow their twitter. Every time I sign onto my aim account, I always see at least one away message that is someone giving their twitter url. I wont lie, I do own a twitter account, but 1) I barely go on it and 2) I don't beg anybody to be my follower!
http://www.video-game-addiction.org/
this article posted good ideas. Many teens are able to balance out school and other areas of their life with video games. But theres always that bit that cannot do this and find themselves moving their thumbs more often than usual. I used to play xbox a lot last year but then I decided to focus more on school and get my grades up. I ended up not playing xbox for about 6 months and just recently started playing again. I barely play though, I play about 2 times a week, but I'm trying to get my grades up again. It's a shame that some people arent able to control themselves like me because that can really fuck somebody's life over.
Monday, October 5, 2009
hw # 9
Hey Chris thanks for your comment, you actually made me catch a couple of laughs to be completely honest. I liked the fact that you were able to relate to me in your comment on my video, about how friends and school, keep you less distracted and shall we say, "addicted" to digital technology. It was also really funny how you actually paid attention to my video, and noticed that I was on your page on facebook. Only the keen eye would see such a thing. You basically understood my concept on my video so there's not much I can say about how we may have thought of the video differently. Now, I got a quick question for you. If you didn't have school or friends do you think you would just stay home all day and just text, watch tv, play games all day? think about it.
hw# 7
As we strolled down through the park, we found a couple who weren't even sure about how many hours a day they use their phone, and to me it seemed as if they were the type that think they use their phones less than what they really use it for. One lady said she uses her phone 1 hour a day and when the other said maybe 6 or 7 hours the other one decided she wanted to change her hours, so she said maybe 2 or 3 hours. Then after the interview, me, chris, stephanie, and granit sat on the bench and we were just talking about how some people tend to lose track of how long they do certain things because they seem not to even take things like that into accountability.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
comments hw # 8, i believe
Comment on Chris Roldan's video
You have no idea how pissed I am, I had the best post ever on this, and my stupid phone didn't post it. That's what I hate about this "digital media" nonsense. I liked your video man. I'm going to try my best to state some of the things I stated in the last post. I feel you on the whole thing with your sister, because I know that when my nephews are older, I'm going to want them to be able to contact me whenever, and however. Maybe in your next post, you might want to write about the message you are trying to send with your video so you don't hear the b.s about you doing it wrong. You the best bro see ya 2morrow. P.S my other comment was like 3x as long as this one!! I'm pissed!
Comment on Bryanna Wright's video
I think most of us seem to find ourselves, stuck on multiple things, related to electronics of course, at the same time. And americans say we can't multi-task, smh. And as for the whole running up the bill thing, I think most of us abuse digital things, just because we KNOW its usually like unlimited. So we text and text nd text, but if we had a limit to such things, though if things were more limited we would definately find some kind of way to not ineract too much , and get ourselves "addicted". On your next post, try elaborating more on your ideas, because you may have good ones, but if nobody hears all that you have to say, what's the point?! Lol . I recently been trying to push myself to work out more
You have no idea how pissed I am, I had the best post ever on this, and my stupid phone didn't post it. That's what I hate about this "digital media" nonsense. I liked your video man. I'm going to try my best to state some of the things I stated in the last post. I feel you on the whole thing with your sister, because I know that when my nephews are older, I'm going to want them to be able to contact me whenever, and however. Maybe in your next post, you might want to write about the message you are trying to send with your video so you don't hear the b.s about you doing it wrong. You the best bro see ya 2morrow. P.S my other comment was like 3x as long as this one!! I'm pissed!
Comment on Bryanna Wright's video
I think most of us seem to find ourselves, stuck on multiple things, related to electronics of course, at the same time. And americans say we can't multi-task, smh. And as for the whole running up the bill thing, I think most of us abuse digital things, just because we KNOW its usually like unlimited. So we text and text nd text, but if we had a limit to such things, though if things were more limited we would definately find some kind of way to not ineract too much , and get ourselves "addicted". On your next post, try elaborating more on your ideas, because you may have good ones, but if nobody hears all that you have to say, what's the point?! Lol . I recently been trying to push myself to work out more
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