Monday, September 13, 2010
The louder, richer , and more powerful and our thoughts
When listening to George Saunders podcast about the book Brain Dead Megaphone i realized that we walk on a fine line of what is true and what we're are told is true. If the day is gloomy but we hear over and over again in a increasing louder voice that the day is sunny and beautiful our minds begin to think maybe today is beautiful. We have beliefs but if someone louder, richer and more powerful says our beliefs are wrong and continues to say so and throws fabricated evidence at us we still start to rethink our beliefs. The media can control our thoughts and our wants because everywhere we go there is a media outlet telling us what is right or what is going on in our community. The "news" as it is called fabricates every thing they say they spare us the details but really the conceals what is really going on behind the fancy slide shows and catchy tunes.
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ReplyDeleteI think that Jeffrey is right in this case because the louder the voice the more intimidated and easier to agree a person becomes. Just tonight my parents brought home some nachos from this small Mexican restaurant. I noticed that the meat looked different and when I told them that they got loud claiming that it was the same meat we always got. The point is, it turns out it was in fact a different type of meat but they were being so loud and boisterous while trying to back up their beliefs that I believed them just to go along with it. With media, people get an impulse to view all information as valid. If you ask someone why something is the way it is they might respond with something like "According to the internet.." but what resources does the internet have. The internet does not have a voice that escalates into higher tones but the power and superiority that people give media creates its louder voice.
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