It seems to me that in today's society we rely to much on the media. We want all the new gadgets that we see on TV, we believe almost everything that we see and hear through the media, and basically we want to be like those people we see on TV and in movies. We have basically become robots no longer able to hold onto our individuality. We need to find a way out of this hole that we have dug for ourselves or else we will be lost in the confusion of the media.
A quote that i found very interesting in the reading was found on page 7, "Once you start asking questions like this, you are, of course, in real trouble. The moment you fail to understand why the natural world might have any relevance in the day-to-day lives of human beings, you become, to quote my old physics teacher, "a lost ball in the high weeds." Abandon nature and you abandon your sense of the divine. More than that, you lose track of who you are."
This quote fits perfectly with how our world seems to be today. We have become so lost in the idea of needing more and more that we have begun to lose or sense of self. We need to figure out how to get out of this mess we have put ourselves into before we totally lose ourselves. The question is how. How do we get out of this situation before we lose our own identity?
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I agree that we are very much a "consumer" culture. Even when we have plenty in life, it seems like it is never enough! We want more and more! This is a difficult mentality to fight, given that the media spends so much time and money making us want more. It's an uphill battle. Recognizing the warning signs is one path to resistance.
ReplyDeleteI love your post..I agree that it feels like we are transforming into robots and no longer are self-efficient. We as the human race are always needing more and wanting to do whatever we need to to look like a celebrity.
ReplyDeleteI agree completely with your post. We are becoming a robotic society. We are losing our personal relationships with people in favor to using the technology to contact people. We need to get back the personal connection and when we do we might be able to get our identity back.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you, and you raise a great question. Our society has become so "consumer obsessed" that we clearly don't know how to stop. I really wonder what it will take for our society to stop wanting and consuming and start saving.
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