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What is media? Well, here is an example: Let's say media is steak. How would you like your steak cooked? Media-um well? (sorry i had to). The server comes out with a rare steak. Would you pay for this steak? Media isn't going to always be cooked the way you ordered.
The whole rear-view thinking idea is a stretch IMO due to a survivorship curve. Yes, a lot of our thoughts are based on past experiences, but a lot of them are also new ideas. What really ends up surviving in the future are thoughts that were based on previous experiences #hwa2 #nervoussystemping
when we are reading a book, its not just any type of book its more of an event and when ashley said that it made me feel opened because no one has interpreted like that. #hwa2 #nervoussystemping
#hwa2 #nervoussystemping One thing that I originally was confused about was the understanding of WHY it was called The Medium is the Massage. Once you explained McLuhan's reasoning for it, I was in utter shock.
You explaining how the medium affects how we interpret information was like an eureka moment in my head. #hwa2 #nervoussystemping
#Hwa2 #nervoussystemping I feel more like my "???" moment was at reading the book, whereas the backstory and context you provided in part 1 was exactly what I needed to connect the dots. I appreciate knowing the meaning behind a piece even though you can still always derive your own.
The one part that made me go ??? is when you said "We shape our tools and tools shape us". I felt like I was being played the entire time if you know what I mean. I'm used to using my phone for daily and to think about what it is doing to me regularly is kind of weird #hwa2 #nervoussystemping
#hwa2 #nervoussystemping "How we perceive a medium used to express media is demonstrating how our thinking is being massaged by it."
like, are we saying "massage" is another way to say we're being stimulated by the medium used?? girl, idk.. *cue 67 hand motion*
The quote in which the medium massages your nervous system differently an how that allows different ways of thinking. The concept of itself is interesting as it got me wondering about how you think differently when looking at different media. #hwa2 #nervoussystemping
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A moment from part 1 that made me go "???" was definately when you talked about the media reshaping us because I feel like as I followed trends over the years and my personality is very much shaped by those trends, which I found pretty interesting.
#hwa2 #nervoussystemping something that made me go ??? was probably the whole thing about media reshaping us as well. mainly because it threw me off but also because i surprised myself with how quickly i understood the sentiment and agreed with it.
The loop of what we create ultimately creating habits for us confused me so much. I understand after hearing the explanation but the concept itself is very interesting and confusing. #hwa2 #nervoussystemping
I was somewhat confused as to what the purpose of McLuhan's work was, which is why I kept trying to analyze the different media portrayed through wildly different mediums, but a big part of the point *was* to bend normative perception of how media should be portrayed. #hwa2 #nervoussystemping
I'd say my real time reaction was "realization" since this is a revolving cycle that we never think about #hwa2 #nervoussystemping
whiteheads quote was a little confusing to me. is he saying that all major advancements that humans have created are actually doing more harm than good overall? #hwa2 #nervoussystemping
The bit about the rear view mirror really made me think how the media around me has “evolved” from when I used to be on tumblr to now. It makes me wonder if we really did evolve or if we are in the same place… confusing. #hwa2 #nervoussystemping
#hwa2 #nervoussystemping I don’t think this made me go “???” but Ashley’s explanation about the “massage” being a typo made me very excited. Though, I was kinda on the right page with the media being brain massaged into us. It just kept me up at night. LOL 🦉
i dont think this made me go like "????" but it did make me think a lot. i had to think about the media question for a good minute to think of an example and how the definition from the video can be connected to my life. then i thought of my dad's car and i was like "a-ha!" #hwa2 #nervoussystemping
Ik I reacted to this but I think the idea that media are environments and eventually come ideology rly got me thinking. This calls for us to pay attention to the mediums themselves and how they affect and influence us. I definitely agree with this and will now be more aware #hwa2 #nervoussystemping
All the information lowkey overloaded my brain 😭 The whole media extensions or environments are invisible had me like ‘???’ at first. But after replaying it like 5 times, I kinda get it now.
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The idea that something becomes an extension of us when we feel withdrawal after it’s gone really stuck with me. Thinking about losing access to my phone made me uneasy, which made me realize how deeply media is embedded in my daily life. #hwa2 #nervoussystemping
TMITM is not a book about media; it is a media environment itself.
Is that why the book was so hard to follow? Because it was purposely written in a way that was supposed to break our preconceived ways of reading? #hwa2 #nervoussystemping
That we know something is an extension of us when we experience withdrawal when it ends. That part really had me thinking about what withdrawal symptoms I would experience if certain aspects of media were cut off for me, especially my phone. A little bit uneasy about this. #hwa2 #nervoussystemping
One thing that made me go ???? is that media studies is not just content critique and we should think about how media shapes us and affects our lives. This confused and surprised me at first because I always thought of media studies as analyzing a piece of media. #hwa2 #nervoussystemping
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(In minute 12 to 13} If all of these apps are extensions of ourselves because when removed we feel a lost presence is this a bad thing? Then immediately my question was answered in in live time with the explanation of Media studies it is rather "What is media doing to me?"
i mentioned it earlier but tiktok and instagram all being the same thing, just different effects. it’s solidified a lot of my own thoughts like how instragram community isn’t anything like x or tiktok. the technology itself has changed the way each platform communicates #hwa2 #nervoussystemping
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The famous McLuhan quote about marching forward using the mirror of the past was a little confusing at first, not because I didnt get the message, but I was thinking about the logistic of how best to walk forward in that way, and decided on car reversing
I still don't understand the rear view mirror analogy. Specifically how it leads us to our future. Is it saying that we as people can't change from our past? If so I definitely disagree. Or is it more about how our past preferences shape our future ones? #hwa2 #nervoussystemping
When you read a book you're inside of the material. With the thrillers I read I really am glad I'm not actually in the book... #hwa2 #nervoussystemping
POV: me reading freida mcfadden before I go to sleep
