Step 1: Admitting You Have a Problem

In his book Amusing Ourselves to Death, Postman discusses how our lives have become consumed by media. He discusses the shift from the ear to the eye as the organ of language processing, as well as how this shift has created a fragmentary system within media and how this resonates throughout our culture. I myself am someone who consumes this media throughout the day, checking even my cell phone sometimes at night. I don't necessarily need these things and I have certainly gone without them for at least a few days, however, I do feel as though I am disconnected from the world when I am not plugged in. It has occurred to me that this has become such a comfort that it is a huge part of my life, integrated into every aspect. I paint, draw and write with my iPod in though these the things that are most personal in my life. Most of the time I would love to believe I am above all of this, that I am superior to it, but I am now understanding that I, too, have fallen victim.