American Psychosis

American Psychosis is about how our world thinks, feels, and acts. A quote that stuck with me throughout the entire reading of this article is in the very first paragraph. It states, "day after day one lurid saga after another, whether it is Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, [or Miley Cyrus] enthralls the country...despite bank collapses, wars, mounting poverty or the criminality of its financial class." I one hundred percent agree with this statement. America is consumed by celebrity media, we live for it. Am I saying I'm not one of those people? No, because I am. I can say that I read more about celebrities, than I do world news. I do think this is wrong because America should be reading more about poverty and how we can help out, and we should care more about bigger problems like bank collapses rather than where the Kardashians are eating dinner. A statement that I didn't agree with is "we can do anything, even belittle and destroy those around us, including our friends, to make money to be happy and become famous." I disagree with this because America doesn't work like this. If everyone lived by that statement there wouldn't be an America, there would be no love and trust, or happiness. I also will defend celebrities here as well because I do believe "most"...keyword being "most" celebrities have worked very hard to be where they are now in their careers.

To answer the question of if I think social media is creating a problem or being part of a solution, I think both. Social media has indeed engulfed America. I know I'm on twitter, instagram, snapchat, and Facebook multiple times throughout the day, which isn't necessarily a bad thing but it's not good either. It's a huge distraction, but at the same time beneficial because being at college away from family and friends is hard, and social media gives me the chance to see what they are up to and communicate with them through messenger, tweets, or 10 second selfies to each other.

So to sum things up I think social media is advancing America with respect to ways of communication and being kept in the loop with news, politics, friends, and family, however it can also be very distracting and dangerous with celebrity news, gossip, and cyberbullying.