Pop Culture

Things like social networking and reality TV are seen as distractions and bad influences on today's society, but they can be useful on occasion. The internet keeps us informed on current events, political issues, etc. The first way most people find out about news is via the television or the internet.  When SkyView was evacuated, the first way my parents knew was through me texting them. The rest of the community found out through the news. The downside with things like the internet is that they do not always get the full story, or they twist it so it is more exciting. Everyone interprets it differently and then talks about it. After the Arapahoe shooting, some people were claiming two students had been shot, when there was truly just one. Versions with slight truth become the story depending on popularity. The information we can gain from pop culture is good to get a vague idea, but social media is not always completely honest. Pop culture has turned us into the Information Age and will continue to do so, hopefully with more truth in the near future.