Blog # 2

Honestly, before we started reading Culture Jam I didn't really realize just how much social media had taken over our lives, and after watching the Second Skin documentary it really concerns me. I feel as though many people are becoming addicted to games and devices and are losing their grasp on reality.


Kalle Lasn points out to the reader the details that the majority of us are becoming oblivious to. I could guarantee right now that in the library at least half, if not more, people have Facebook opened on their computers. To "unplug" ourselves would literally make most people anxious and uneasy, which really says something about how much we're becoming addicted to these types of things. 


Second Skin really highlighted this in an extreme way. The part that really got to me the most was the fact that gaming was becoming more important than sleep. A date for a die hard gamer would be meeting up in a game and slaying something. Come on? how is that even considered a date. I feel as though the majority of the people who were extremely addicted were just hiding from their problems in the real world and going to the game for support. Which would make their real life problems even more hard to deal with. 
To put it simply I found the video disturbing. To be addicted to a game is just as bad as having an addiction to a drug-to go without it is unthinkable. 




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZdnU9ii6Mg&feature=related

To get a reaction like that just because your account got deleted is ridiculous and pathetic, but more than anything it's sad. I dont know about you, but it really gets me thinking, maybe i should "unplug" for awhile and get back to what really matters. 

Hey Everybody :)

Hi guys! My name is Kiran and im currently a sophomore at Ship. I came into school declared as a Psychology major and I absolutely love it. I really want to help people and I find it fascinating to learn and understand the way people think. I absolutely love music (going to shows) , sports (Philadelphia!) and dance, I've grown up around the three my entire life. I have been blessed with a really understanding family who always push my brother and I to explore new things. That led to me finding my love for photography and photos.

When scheduling for this semester I came across the description for this class and it really interested me. I have always loved books and I thought it would be cool to be in a class that devoted much of the time to reading and interpreting different types. The last book that I read is actually one of my all time favorites by Alice Sebold entitled, The Lovely Bones. It was my fourth time reading it and I seem to enjoy it more and more every time.

 When it comes to pop culture I seem to have a broad spectrum of interests. Music wise I will listen to anything that captivates me whether it be Country to old Hip Hop and R & B, but i would have to say my favorites right now are Mac Miller, Taylor Swift, Wale, Passion Pit and The Audition. Movie wise I love any romantic comedy, I am currently really excited to see "No Strings Attached" with Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman. When it comes to TV I'd like to say that I don't watch a whole lot of it but I'd be lying if I said wasn't addicted to television shows like 'Jersey Shore', 'Pretty Little Liars' and 'E! News' (who doesn't love their celebrity fix).

 

Literature to me personally just means anything that I can read and comprehend that will teach me something I did not know before. Personally, I believe that I have had pretty good experiences with literature both in High School and in my personal life and I hope to keep it as part of my routine for years to come.

Thanks for taking time to read my blog! I am so excited to get started with this class!