Here I am at the conclusion of this experiment and I'm happy to say that I made it through without cheating. Although I desired to check my facebook page every now and again, cheating on the assignment never even crossed my mind. It would have defeated the purpose about identifying the effects that media deprivation had on me. Honestly, pretty much by Sunday this experiment was over for me. By that I mean that, the first couple days were hard because it was new and I focused on the imposed denial of something on myself. Once I got over that and really once the reality of my other schoolwork and life outside of school set in, facebook was only on my mind because I had to write about it for this blog. Other than that, I was fine without. It's like someone in class said about their preferred medium of choice: "I can stop using it anytime I want - I just never want to!" That hit the nail on the head! I like social networking on facebook and it has alot of perks; however, in the big scheme of things, it's not serious. There's way more going on in my life than facebook. Tons more!
In the final analysis, I think I have a healthy balance of media in my life. They serve me well by making loved ones accessible, thoughts more globally conveyed, and, as mentioned in an earlier blog, the quality of my life more pleasurable overall. The experiment was a good tool for introspection and self-analysis.
Officially logging off. Be well.
-Double Consciousness
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