This article was mostly a discussion of things I already knew. However, the definition of the internet given as being the central form of new media today escapes me. Sure, I understood why the writer said it was, but I have a hard time seeing the internet as anything but that gate I use every day to look at all the stuff I frequently follow as a hobby. I do not actually acknowledge its existence often; I go straight for the contents on the internet rather than saying “Well, it’s time to open up the internet and browse stuff”.
The internet is the invisible infrastructure of all our electronic devices connected to one another. What is actually on the internet should be considered the new media. I think of the internet as a means to communicate and show off my creations and view other people’s creations, whether they are websites, art, videos, or music. If I were to consider the internet as a form of new media, then on its level, what would come next? There is not a single thing that I can think of to top the internet. If anything, its reach would increase from Earth to farther out into space when we all start terraforming other planets.
To me, new media includes things that can better themselves over time. The internet cannot better itself, but the content can and it always will. That is, until we all die out. Fortunately, that will not happen for a while. A discussion for another time while my head is in a jar.
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