Media Profile

I think that media is very important in my life, not only because of entertainment but also because it’s my database for all information I may need now or in the future it’s also a large portion of the career I’m studying. I am mostly passionate about the visual forms of media; photos, posters, icons and logos. This is because I am studying photography and design and these things are very important to my studies.

The new forms of media that have arisen over the past few years as the internet developed are a bit questionable and debatable. Some are good and helpful but the stuff on the other side of the spectrum is absolutely horrible. It’s filled with; Hate, racism, prejudice people, violence, and promotion of all these things. Places like twitter can be a breeding ground for hateful comments, making people extremely upset all over the world, in places that have access to sites like twitter of course. People on Facebook are very similar but I feel twitter has Facebook beat with hateful bullcrap.

On the other hand there are websites making a good name for themselves, like Tumblr. I use Tumblr so I talk from an experience standpoint. Now before I make my opinion I’d like to explain my use of the site. I have almost 200 followers, majority of which are female. I follow about 700 other blogs like; walking dead fandoms, bmx blogs, humor blogs, tattoo blogs, photography blogs, food blogs and support groups for people feeling a bit under the weather and looking for someone to chat with. First of all support groups are a thing, and there are tons of them. This already shows that people on this site care. I know Tumblr has a reputation to be for people with depression and that’s not it. It’s just that people with depression use Tumblr because they know the people (complete strangers too) on there will give a crap unlike people on twitter who would likely tell you to get over it if they didn’t know you. This is one reason why websites like Tumblr are elite to sites like twitter. Also I rarely see someone being shallow or hateful without getting away with it. Hell I hardly see hateful comments at all but when they do happen people are quick to correct them. Sites like Tumblr are good but they aren’t all like that.

Regardless of all the crappy stuff that’s in the media, I still love it. Information is easy to get and knowledge is power so that is a plus, you can see beautiful things and learn all about them, you can get visual or auditory pleasure like music or movies. My personal favourite is pictures. I love photos and looking at them wondering what the place is really like beyond the camera or what the photographer is like and why he/she is taking that photo.  I really over analyze what I’m looking at when it comes to photography but that’s why I like it so much and maybe that’s where my enjoyment with Tumblr comes from because it is almost entirely photos. Media is important in my life and this is why.