i'm majoring in Mass Communication next year not because i want to be one of the suits, but because it's a way of life. for most people, it's the way of life.
i agree that having your own morals and opinions is crucial, but also rejecting something just because you think you should, well that's just a bit silly if you ask me.
i'm reminded of the "windose suxers, blah blah" guys, then when asked what OS they use, they politley reply "windows xp, but i ripped it off so it's okay!"
i don't think that we have no choice and should just sit back and take it, but i do think that education is the first step to rebellion. you can break all the windows you want, but if you don't know what you're fighting for, and more importantly, against, then i don't see much of a point.
it seems the trends developed to fight the mass media mindset, turn into the very same thing. hoards of people thinking they should do a certain thing to go against the norm. well the educated mind will (and already has) just say "okay, well we'll change the norm to whatever you're using to rebell, and we'll turn you all into our spokespeople"
the idea of organized information is what appeals to me personally, and the media is the premier example of just that.
i can't wait to start school in the fall, because i really do enjoy learning and school in general, but also because this is something that i do feel pretty strongly about.
oh, and i'm also reminded of the whole browser and web standards debate. very easily related to this topic, i think, but hopefully this won't turn into another browser thread.
