DTC 375 - Fall 2023

       Social Media, one of the most influential creations of humanity. It’s supposed to be this marvelous creation that helps connect the world together, allowing people from all corners to communicate with one another. However, in recent times, the various issues of having an online platform where one can talk to virtually anyone while remaining anonymous has arisen, and besides the usage of social media, one would also hear a lot about the negative effects of using it. In this assignment I will focus on one of the negative aspects of it based on personal experience as well as based on some research, being how social media is bad for the competitive and envious nature of human beings. ` To go over social media; Social medias are platforms where people can post about almost anything and everything they want, restricted only by the guidelines of the platform. Stuff from educational content to posting about their own lives, people can choose how and where to push wh...

  Are our storytelling media now a luxury item? In the modern day storytelling media has become very widespread and mainstream, from new movies being released seemingly every week, to streaming platforms announcing big titles or adaptations which are exclusive to their own subscriptions all the time. However, one thing all modern storytelling media and mediums have in common, is a price. Movie tickets cost money, Netflix subscription costs money and even books have a price tag on them. But when someone thinks of a “Luxury Item”, they don’t usually think about movies or books, so to answer the question let’s look at the definition of what a luxury item is. From a quick google search, the first website that appears is https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/luxury-item.asp , where they define a luxury item as “A luxury item is not necessary to live, but deemed highly desirable within a culture and society”. It also goes on to say that the consumption or purchase of luxury items will s...