Since human beings came into existence, we have developed communication to interact with one another. Communication is gradually shifting from one phase to another from orality to literacy and traditional media to convergent media. Due to the advancement of technology, different kinds of traditional media merged to form convergent media.
The beginning of human communication dates back to ancient orality. All languages have their origins in primary orality, however, only a portion of all existing languages had been written down. Later on, orality progressed into literacy when words became technologized. This also led to the introduction of the printing press which disseminates information through magazines, newspaper, flyers, tabloids and the likes.
The rise of the World Wide Web allowed people to engage in a bigger society. It enables them to connect with the world giving them the chance to know the differences among societies and cultures, that might alter their perspectives. Internet is also a convenient way to access and share information with the help of devices, anytime and anywhere.
Due to the unpreventable innovation of technology, it is not impossible for the ways of media to be even more convenient. It will elevate people’s standard of living. Probably, we can access information by just simply thinking, the telekinesis type of skill. However, this convenience might also result to a lot of misleading information due to the fact that filtering them is difficult. Additionally, it will cause dependency among people wherein even decision-making is media dependent. Basically, it is just everything that is happening right now but 50 times worse.
Overall, media is a powerful tool especially when used appropriately. They give us almost everything we need. Thus, we should use it smartly and ethically to live a harmonious life.
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