The algorithm knows what I want to buy before I even searched #hwa2 #invisible

Indeed, just posted. #hwa2

Media are most powerful when they become invisible is when we found out that except for online memes, social events, TikTok trends, celebrity gossips, new studies post online, etc. we have nothing to talk about. It has carved into part of our lives without us even realizing #hwa2 #invisible

I absolutely love when Ashly said the book doesn’t explain media but show WHAT MEDIA DOES TO YOU. It’s a magnificent (1000000/10) explanation! #hwa2

Becoming “dangerous” may mean refusing to accept everyday systems without questioning them. From being a student in media so far, we have recognized the hidden ways platforms and routines influence our thoughts and behavior instead of simply following what seems normal. #hwa2 #becomingdangerous

TMITM made me more aware of the subtle ways social media affects my thoughts and behavior. It is unsettling to realize how much influence a platform can have without me noticing, but the reading helped me recognize effects I had never questioned before. #hwa2 #somethingishappening

McLuhan encourages us to look beyond separate pieces and consider how everything connects. We may miss the larger effects happening around us. Social media would be a good example because it often influences our habits and relationships in ways we sometimes fail to notice. #hwa2 #thinkinginparts

McLuhan reverses John Dewey’s quote to challenge the usual interpretation, not to prove Dewey wrong. By changing the wording, he pushes readers to question familiar ideas and consider the message from a new perspective. #hwa2 #flippingdewey

Melvil Dewey created a system meant to bring order to information but it also turned complex ideas into simple classifications. John Dewey challenged this mindset, McLuhan believed fragmentation still influenced him. Their stories show that systems do more than organize the world #hwa2 #thetwodeweys

I never paid much attention to fragmentation because switching between different planned tasks felt normal to me. But after learning about it, I realized that dividing my time and attention this way is more constructed than natural. #hwa2 #fragmentation

I relate to this most when I use TikTok. I usually tell myself I’m only going to check it for a minute, but the endless stream of short videos makes it easy to lose track of time. Before I realize it, a quick break has turned into a much longer scroll. #hwa2 #mediafunhouse

Amateurs can spot possibilities experts may overlook because they aren't tied to established rules or routines. They are more willing to take risks and learn through experience. I would rather be an amateur because that approach encourages curiosity and new ways of thinking. #hwa2 #amateurvsexpert

A media environment shapes our everyday lives so quietly that we usually accept it without thinking. An anti-environment pulls us out of that routine and helps us notice the hidden influences behind what we consider normal. #hwa2 #antienvironmental

This explains it better! #hwa2

Baseball has become such a normal part of my life that I didn’t realize how much I enjoyed it until it ends every year. The offseason is an anti-environment because taking baseball away from my routine made me realize how much excitement it adds to my days. #hwa2 #normalmedium

The biggest thing for me is just the idea of noticing more. I’m not even 100% sure yet what exactly I’m supposed to be noticing, but I think becoming more aware of the things around me and how they affect me is what matters. #hwa2 #somethingishappening

One way we may be becoming dangerous is by learning to think against the tide instead of automatically accepting whatever feels normal. As students of media, questioning the systems and habits around us can make us more aware of how they shape the way we think. #hwa2 #becomingdangerous

This quote stood out to me because it makes the future sound like something we shouldn’t approach too comfortably. I think Whitehead is saying progress requires taking risks and questioning what already feels safe or normal. And I think more people should feel the need to take risks. #hwa2

McLuhan wants us to stop thinking only in terms of separate parts, because fragmentation can cause us to miss the larger system shaping us. Part Three shows how some people prefer systems while others prefer the opposite. #hwa2 #thinkinginparts

But to show that even someone criticizing fragmentation can still be shaped by the fragmented environment around them. #hwa2 #flippingdewey