This video/text was interesting because it seems super relevant now in our current society and is information that I had been hearing for quite some time. For some reason it surprised me that television was consuming people in this similar way 30 years ago. Maybe I'm shocked because now more than ever society is bombarded and saturated with images, ideas and influences from the media and corporations, especially considering the visual culture we live in now and the effect it has had on our culture is also pretty obvious.
The video says "you are the product of tv" and this holds true today more than ever, especially for youth whose views are being formed by tv. Social and cultural norms are shaped by tv shows and advertising, and the ideas reflected on televesion are perpetuated into society, and we as viewers simply reflect what television tells and shows us that we are the end product.
Im curious to know and experience the impact of mass media and television 30 years ago. TV now adds to our culture's obsession with celebrities and physical appearances,but this seems like a relatively new (not thaaat new) fad and Im curious to the actual severity of the impact of tv when this article/movie was made.
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