Media and my Day

Though it doesn't really feel like it, outside of my friends and family (who are also affected by the media) the media has probably been the biggest influence on how I think and feel about just about everything.

To have an opinion on something you have to have knowledge about that subject (ideally). Where does that information come from? The media. Not just in the sense of TV and newspapers and other large media sources but other things like the teachings of those around you who have been influenced by the media and the people around them who have also been influenced. Media means so many different things and it touches our lives in so many different ways that it is near impossible to really grasp what is original thought and what is a bi-product of media stimulation. I appreciate qualitative over quantitative thinking, so for me at least, it's not something that can be neatly summed up in some "this happened, causing this" type of statistic or chart. Media is too broad a term to be pinned down and examined.

How does the media influence my everyday life? How doesn't it? From the shampoo I use to my after class activities the media is a driving force behind my daily activities and life goals.