Last night I went to the John Mayer concert in Atlanta. The guy in front of me recorded every single song on his iPhone. I'm all about taking pictures and videos to remember a special event in your life, but this guy didn't put his phone down the entire concert. During an intense moment in the concert, I looked around me and noticed that he was not the only person doing that. There were people all around me using their phones or cameras to record every moment.
For me, this was disheartening. We've become so reliant on using our technologies and social media that we've zoned out the world around us. We miss out on amazing experiences because we simply can't put the phone down. We're videoing or tweeting the entire time during a game or concert, and we miss the true experience of it all. We miss out on the artist on stage trying to connect with us through their music. We miss out on the major touchdown because we are trying to tweet about the last play.
I know this isn't necessarily about politics, but it is about media. I guess on one hand, maybe this is what our culture has become. Maybe the "experience" now includes these moments with technologies. Personally, I like to put the phone away and focus on the real-life happenings. I was able to have the experience the artist wanted me to, not distracted trying to pick a filter to accentuate my concert photo.
Just some thoughts I had.
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