Mass Media Impact On Society

The Impact and Society

Mass media has become a powerful piece of technology. It is powerful because people have access to everything, as an internet community have to guard the negative impacts it can bring, such as moral panics, the time we spend on the internet, and how we progress. According to the articles, they shared the panics on the internet in its infancy stage, but mass media has since then evolved into something that is powerful to say the least. Now, people have a piece of new technology that gives everyone access to just about everything, that is called the “internet”, this technology we will continue to change our style with how we access information, this may require some self-control, so it doesn’t affect us. In “What You …show more content…
According to the article, “Mind Over Mass Media” Steven Pinker points out that this is just another moral panic. Some people see mass media as a great thing, but users are still adjusting. Access to such a large amount of information has been a game changer, so they now have access to such large amounts of information and at a much greater speed. According to S. Pinker in “Mind Over Mass Media” human brains adapt to any change, and we have the potential to learn and gain experience as we continue to use the internet, social media, and the new mediums. In addition, Pinker goes on to explain that our brains can be reinvented without changing the genetics of the brain. Since, we are not using their brain in the way they are used to, they are still using the brain. It is always better to have more than one source of way to gather information. The access users have to such a huge amount of information has intensified their intelligence. Since the internet is doing most of the work, this can perceive people into thinking, they having given up some of our control, (D. …show more content…
This may impact how on how people feel in their personal life, with feeling anxious, not finding the time for ourselves, lost time spent with our families, and we blame this on the internet. Since, the internet is so large their not able to prevent all the setbacks this can bring, but thing for sure they can incorporate good ways to maximize the use of the internet. One thing they can all identify with; they can either be uncomfortable or too comfortable. Time and contemplation should always be considered when we live in a world that revolves around time. According to the article, “The Lost Art of Reading” explains to us that if we lose time, then we have lost time and the connection to ourselves. Technology doesn’t change their habits, but it can sure show how much discipline we