We encounter media on a daily basis, several times a day. For example when we’re listening to the radio while getting ready for the day, while watching the the television program in the subways or checking social media on our smartphone while waiting on the bus station. Media has become part of our routine and is almost impossible to avoid, we absorb it 24 hours 7 days a week. Things such as books (which are technically also a medium, but not electronic) are rarely seen, most of the people are just staring down at their mobile devices. This can be overwhelming indeed - and really exhausting. There is so much information floating around the Internet and it is hard to differ between things that are important and constructive and things that aren’t. A few days ago I read a book from an artist who told about his studio he works in and that he has a one desk where his laptop, tablet etc. sits and another desk just for “analog“ things like paper, pens and other stationery supplies. I think this is a good example for how overwhelming the modern media really is - it makes some of us feel the urge to have a place where they don’t have any access to electronic devices. And I sometimes have this urge too.
Aaron's Edit:
We encounter media on a daily basis, several times a day. For example [P - ^ ,] when we’re listening to the radio while getting ready for the day, while watching the the television program in the subways [P - ^ ,] or checking social media on our smartphone while waiting on the bus station. Media has become part of our routine and is almost impossible to avoid, [Gr - ^ as] we absorb it 24 hours 7 days a week. Things such as books (which are technically also a medium, but not electronic) are rarely seen, most of the people are just staring down at their mobile devices. This can be overwhelming indeed ( - ) [St,P - no space, em-dash, no space] and really exhausting. There is so much information floating around the Internet and it is hard to differ between things that are important and constructive and things that aren’t. A few days ago I read a book (from) [prep - ^ by] an artist who told about (his) [prep - ^ the] studio he works in and (that) [W,Gr - ^ how] he has a (one) [W - ^ single] desk where his laptop, tablet etc. sits and another desk just for “analog“ things like paper, pens and other stationery supplies. I think this is a good example (for) [prep - ^ of] how overwhelming the modern media really is ( - ) [St,P - no space, em-dash, no space] it makes some of us feel the urge to have a place where (they) [W, Agr - we] (don’t) [reg - do not] have any access to electronic devices. And I sometimes have this urge [P - ^ ,] too.
Aaron's Edit:
We encounter media on a daily basis, several times a day. For example [P - ^ ,] when we’re listening to the radio while getting ready for the day, while watching the the television program in the subways [P - ^ ,] or checking social media on our smartphone while waiting on the bus station. Media has become part of our routine and is almost impossible to avoid, [Gr - ^ as] we absorb it 24 hours 7 days a week. Things such as books (which are technically also a medium, but not electronic) are rarely seen, most of the people are just staring down at their mobile devices. This can be overwhelming indeed ( - ) [St,P - no space, em-dash, no space] and really exhausting. There is so much information floating around the Internet and it is hard to differ between things that are important and constructive and things that aren’t. A few days ago I read a book (from) [prep - ^ by] an artist who told about (his) [prep - ^ the] studio he works in and (that) [W,Gr - ^ how] he has a (one) [W - ^ single] desk where his laptop, tablet etc. sits and another desk just for “analog“ things like paper, pens and other stationery supplies. I think this is a good example (for) [prep - ^ of] how overwhelming the modern media really is ( - ) [St,P - no space, em-dash, no space] it makes some of us feel the urge to have a place where (they) [W, Agr - we] (don’t) [reg - do not] have any access to electronic devices. And I sometimes have this urge [P - ^ ,] too.
Corrected version:
ReplyDeleteWe encounter media on a daily basis, several times a day. For example, when we’re listening to the radio while getting ready for the day, while watching the the television program in the subways, or checking social media on our smartphone while waiting on the bus station. Media has become part of our routine and is almost impossible to avoid, as we absorb it 24 hours 7 days a week. Things such as books (which are technically also a medium, but not electronic) are rarely seen, most of the people are just staring down at their mobile devices. This can be overwhelming indeed and really exhausting. There is so much information floating around the Internet and it is hard to differ between things that are important and constructive and things that aren’t. A few days ago I read a book by an artist who told about the studio he works in and how he has a single desk where his laptop, tablet etc. sits and another desk just for “analog“ things like paper, pens and other stationery supplies. I think this is a good example of how overwhelming the modern media really is. It makes some of us feel the urge to have a place where we do not have any access to electronic devices. And I sometimes have this urge, too.