The rate at which Media has expanded and reached the masses is extraordinary, and concerning. It has infiltrated every aspect of our waking life, and has become practically inescapable, resulting in an inability to not be influenced by it. Whether or not we choose to indulge in popular culture, we are, on some level, effected by it. The amount of images alone make us desire to have a certain look, a certain object, or just a certain "lifestyle" etc. Along with images comes sounds, jingles, and stories which all compliment images and work with them to make the viewer more drawn in, and maybe even convinced. This is where the comparison of high and low culture can come into play. "Artifacts" of high culture can most likely stand on their own, allowing the viewer to devote more of his/her intellectual interaction whereas in low culture, much of the time information is given to you and needs no further contemplation. It can be analyzed further in terms of how popular culture attempts to suck you in, but isn't usually too deep in content.
Seems to be that many great works of art are recycled in an attempt to inform the general public, but aren't fully understood, rather appreciated on a surface level as an icon of pop culture. What a bummer.
It seems there is a popularity among things that will momentarily distract you from life, or, allow you to indulge in a life outside of the one your living, e.g. virtual. Just being on the internet, watching TV, or playing video games would do the trick. You can learn, be entertained, be distracted, meet people, and become a part of something you may not feel so much a part of in real life. All of these options seem to make things a bit confusing, and makes it hard for the recipients of this information to sort through it and find what they really want to find. It seems that rather, many people accept and believe the information that is given to them via TV or radio, because its what they hear and not what they try to find. It is readily available to be eaten up and lived by which is much easier than rejecting it and trying to formulate a philosophical path by which to live.
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