We have become The Media: small, big, social and the personal kind. There are no holds barred and there is little, if any, outside actual control over it. It has caused, in some cases, lethal harm and continues to do so. Anything goes, it seems, in the user world. Our marvellous technical wonders have come along and are now biting us. We feel innundated and that we have little control in stopping its mayhem. Everyone with a cell phone can become a newscaster, apparently. Professional media folk, welcome amateur "reporters" and often invite their participation and pay them. The amateur reporter can brag about their exploits. Privacy go figure. Our faces can be used as "keys" to enter our homes and places of business but can now be generated by an AI program. We have no break from the worst the world has to offer and it's beginning to affect our psyches. It's just too immediate. There may be good intent with our new inventions but there are humans with evil intent, and they will find a way to use the media advantage, also. We are out of control and are realizing that we have built a technical monster. It isn't all hopeless, however. We can still unplug if we chose. We are flesh and blood and a technical piece of hardware can't replicate that. We have brains and choices and know just how much is too much and that a piece of hardware isn't life itself. It takes courage to use the hardware your way only not because of the influence of others and what they say and want. You choose. It's your life. I have all the technical "stuff" that I want and need, and I do enjoy it enormously, but I know exactly what works for me and what doesn't. I know that I have the power because I can turn it on - or off.
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