Recently in class we learned about the effects and impacts of many technological advancements from history. We learned about the impacts from radios, movies, and television. What I found to be the most interesting part of all of these lessons was seeing how these three things were all connected in a way.
I've always been aware of the fact that when a newer, bigger, better, etc product or technological advancement comes along that its popularity usually replaces that of an older invention's popularity, but I never knew the true depth at which these things could be connected until we had completed all the lectures.
One thing that I noticed is that T.V.s are extremely evil. Okay, I'm kidding, but when you look at what I said in a metaphorical sense, they kind of are, for one thing that I learned was that T.V.s, radios, and movies are all connected in which T.V.s demassified the other two and rid them of the immense popularity that they had at one time.
Television demassified radios in which all the talent that came from radios left and went to T.V.s; with television, celebrities could have an image to match their voice/talent, and this was more appealing to audiences and the celebrities themselves than only having a voice to match the talent on radios.
Television demassified movies in the same way as radios; all the talent that came from radios left and went to T.V.s. Television also demassified movies in which with television, all the entertainment and talent is easily accessible, in your home, and doesn't require any effort to physically go out and enjoy/view. On the other hand, movies required for people to get up, get ready, and have to find a way of transportation to go to/get to the movie theater. With this being said, the lazy aspect that came with having a television played another role in its demassification of movies.
This connection of the demassification and the power that television had over other forms of technology is just very intriguing to me, and though we have not had the lecture over the internet yet, I feel as if that we will learn that the internet might have had the same effect on television..
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