To answer this question one must really think long and hard about the advantages and disadvantages of digital media. In my post for Week #4 I stated that I believe we as a society have become lazy as a community due to digital media. Digital media can also draw us away from the "right" ways of doing things. For example, Instead of reading for an assignment and truly trying to grasp the concept from a critical perspective there are websites such as Spraknotes.com where it's there all in one content,summarizing each chapter from the plot to the theme, lessening the work load of students and making it very easy for one to be lazy and cheat around true education and true understanding. The things that are shown through digital media can influence the younger generation in many ways. Fights broadcasted over the web for entertainment can change the mindset of a child if seen at the appropriate time along with other things that news stations show on a daily basis adds to the vulnerability of our younger generation. In my opinion digital media can be detrimental to our society as a whole. I believe there's a bit too much freedom when it comes to the digital age now. We're aloud to post anything we'd like on any source of digital media that we choose from television to the web.
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