It is not
by accident to assume that it was quite a struggle for many parents of 90s
children to tell not everything advertisements say is true. By growing older,
it loses its power; there are new things that try to affect. Though child
advertising is clearly only a small piece in a big world of media, it seems to have
lasting influence on now grown-ups. By far, this cannot be the only reason for
assuming a disaffection in the society, in general or individual. It is well
known that media, in general, exert a huge influence in our lives; they decide
what we will consume, what we can see, about what we form opinions. We are
surrounded by them, anywhere and anytime.
One might
consider, for example, news about Donald Trump. During his election campaign,
there were so many racist, sexist, and dumb things said, that it became a
common, widely accepted behavior to overact. Though Trump declared war on “the
media” several times, it is quite obvious he benefited the most from all of the
reports about him, because they helped him being enlightened, illustrated by
him being more prevalent on TV than Hillary Clinton. If one reads anywhere an
article about Trump, it is not unlikely to suppose it will deal with things
that show his inadequacy as president, hence it brings disaffection.
Though it
seems to be quite negative, it is not; on the other hand, media are the
connection between us and the world by creating a bridge towards things that
interest us, that attract our attention, that affect us. But it is not unlikely
to suppose that the mass of media, of different, confusing-become origins and
ideas, leaves us overwhelmed in some way. In this regard, it seems to be no
wonder that notably assaults in Middle East do not catch Western people’s
solicitousness any more, since they do not impress any more.
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