Media is “God”: How Present-day Media

Controls the Human Race

The Old gods and
the New gods
 Old gods
They are the gods of religion and
culture that were brought over in
America by the immigrants who
worshiped them and passed them
down to generations.
 Odin

The Norse god All-Father.

He is the god of knowledge
and wisdom.
 Czernobog

The Slavic god of darkness.

He is the bringer of disaster
and misfortune.
 Bilquis

The ancient Queen of Sheba, who

endures by absorbing her sexual
partners, turning them into
worshippers.
 The Zorya Sisters

They are sisters who represent

the Morning Star, Evening Star,
and the Midnight Star.
More Old gods
Anubis
The Egyptian god of the
afterlife. He has the power
to condemn or save souls
and he can transform into a
dog.
Thoth
The ancient Egyptian god of
writing, wisdom, and magic.
He is renowned to be the
inventor of many sciences.
Anansi
A trickster spider god from
Ghanaian folklore. He has
the power of trickery and
can travel back to time.
Isten
Isten is the Hungarian word
for “god”. He is the god of
the sun and of judgment.
Ostara
The goddess of dawn. She
has the power to resurrect
and heal wounds with a
kiss.
Seth
He is the god of chaos,
desert, storms, disorder,
violence, and foreigners in
the ancient Egyptian
religion.
 New gods
They are the gods of society,
technology and globalization.
 Mr. World

The head of New gods and a

personification of globalization. He
is the interpretation of Loki the
Norse god of mischief and trickery.
 Technical Boy

The God of Technology.

He is a personification of internet,
computers, and new technologies
 Media

“New Media”
She is the personification of mass
media, global content, social
media, and entertainment.
“ WHY MEDIA IS GOD?

Media is god because it

dominates our life and gradually
changes the world.
How social media dominates
our life?
 AWARENESS

 It is easier for people to digest and communicate

to one another because of social media.

 We can instantly be aware of the different issues

around the world than before.
 COMMUNICATION

 Social media have broken the barriers when it

comes to communicating.

 We have the ability to see what others are doing

often within second with the help of SNS.
 TELL YOUR STORY

 Social media has given everybody the

opportunity to tell ‘their story’ online.

 Normal people now have the capacity to make

their opinion known on a massive scale.
 SHARE YOUR OPINION

 Social media has given everyday people the

ability to have a voice that can reach millions of
people.

 People are using social media as an outlet to

vent and share their thoughts.
IF YOU’RE NOT PAYING FOR IT YOU’RE THE PRODUCT

 We, SNS users

hand over our
details and
personal
information in
social media.
 BUSINESSES

 Social media give companies a chance to

market their brands.

 It enable businesses across the world to amplify

their message.
 RESPONSE RATES
 Social media
has changed
the way we
learn about and
respond to
natural
disasters.
 POLITICS

 New methods of
prediction based on
data from social
media were used to
predict the final
results in an
election.
BRAIN, BEHAVIOR
AND MEDIA
Is media influencing your brain and your
behavior through psychology?
 Are humans controlling media or
is IT controlling human thought?

The dramatic influence of rapidly growing

social media, computers, television, movies, and
the Internet continue to surprise us all and now,
media psychology is an official sub-specialty in
the field of psychology.
 (IAD)
Internet addiction disorder (IAD)
also known as problematic internet use or
pathological internet use is generally
defined as problematic, compulsive use of
the internet, that results in significant
impairment in an individual's function in
various life domains over a prolonged period
of time.
 From a neurological perspective,
social media affects different brain
functions in unique ways. It contains
many combinations of stimuli that can
trigger different reactions, and because
of this, social media’s effects on the
brain appear in a variety of ways.
 Positive attention on social media, for
example, affects multiple parts of the brain.
According to an article in Social Cognitive and
Affective Neuroscience, accruing likes on
Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram causes
“activation in BRAIN CIRCUITY IMPLICATED IN
REWARD, including the striatum and ventral
tegmental area, regions also implicated in the
experience of receiving Likes from others.”
 The ventral tegmental area (VTA) is
one of the primary parts responsible for
determining the rewards system in people’s
bodies. When social media users receive
positive feedback (likes), their brains fire off
dopamine receptors, which is facilitated in
part by the VTA.
6 Things Social Media Does to your

Brain, According to Science

 1. Social Media Can Improve Your Memory

"Events that were reported to be posted

online were much more likely to be recalled than
those not posted online," Professor Qi Wang, author
of a study published in the journal Memory.
 2. Social Media Can Activate Your Brain's Reward
Center
Having your posts liked, and liking other
people's posts, on social media activates your
brain's reward center. This is one of the reasons
why social scrolling can be so addictive. What's
more, the more likes a post or photo has, the
greater the reward.
 3. Too Much Social Media Can Be Bad
For Your Mental Health

He found that active internet and social

media users are 63% less likely to experience
serious psychological distress, associated with
depression or other mood and anxiety disorders.
4. It can “butcher” Real-Life Conversations
5. Social Media Can Disrupt Your Sleep

Medical Daily reported that the type of blue light that's

emitted from your devices could be keeping you awake at
night. Insomnia can lead to more scrolling, which creates a
vicious cycle of wakefulness. If you want to get some serious
shut-eye, experts recommend disconnecting from your devices
after 9 p.m.
 6. It May Alter your Appetite
You may want to limit your time scrolling through
images of “food porn,” because it could lead to overeating.
According to a 2015 review published in Brain and
Cognition, looking at amazing images of mouthwatering
food can cause your brain to undergo physiological and
neurophysical changes, making you feel hungry, even
when you’re not actually hungry.
 This is an addictive obsession that
is human-centered and screen-
deep. Mind-altering media applications
may be found in video games, iPods,
YouTube, and other evolving
communications applications.
 Media and social media are
distributors and drivers of social change. We
need an increased understanding of the
effects of media to help manage our future.
Our community must grapple with our
cultural and religious sensitivities. If we
don't shape our future, it will shape
us.
 Past and Present Evolution of
Technology, their Advantages and
Disadvantages
How we communicate?
How we pay bills and transfer money?
Forms of Entertainment
How we date?
How we live in and outside our homes?
“ How to reduce media
influence?
1. Consciously choose which media you
will consume
Start by noticing which media leaves
you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, helpless,
rageful, or depressed (or all of the above).
“
2. Form your own opinion about issues
you care about
Media comes down to either opinion
(mixed in with facts) or attempts to get you to
give up your money. Knowing what you value
will help you be less swayed by spin, and will
make you less susceptible to sneaky
advertising gimmicks.
“
3. Chew on it
When you do consume media, make an
effort to process it within yourself or with
others. Talk about what you see and read with
open-minded others. Processing it gives back
your authority.
“
4. Connect meaningfully with other
humans
The heart can be wounded when
blasted with messages like “the world is a
dangerous place” every day. To counter this,
make conversation in public places with
people you don’t know. Spread goodness with
eye contact and a smile
“
5. Avoid “ain’t it awful” at all costs:
Make peace with the fact that you can
change only what is within your sphere of
influence.
“ A “hello” or a “how are you” are ways
to connect with other hearts. You
might choose to connect meaningfully
by doing service in your community
that improves an issue you care about.