Looking With Intention and Reading Quotes

 

Abigail Ostorva: Uncomfortable (2023) 

Abigail Ostorva: Finding It (2023)

Abigail Ostorva: Eyes On You (2023)

Everyone is a Media Outlet

“From now on news can break into public consciousness without the traditional press weighing in.”

This is important because the way we get news delivered to the public is so different from before and comes with perks, but it also comes with drawbacks. The internet has allowed for less ability to censor news, mostly because with advances in technology the average person is able to upload it themselves, sometimes with video evidence, as is the case with the murders of innocent black people at the hands of the police. However a drawback to everyone being able to spread news is that misinformation is able to spread easily, such as the new fad diet my immigrant mother read about on facebook that must be true because it’s on the internet and all these people say it is.

“If everyone can do something, it is no longer rare enough to pay for, even if it is vital.”

This is very true, as we as a society categorize things into luxury brackets based on rarity first, not usability or necessity. For example, clothing brands often markup the price of their items because of their designer name, not necessarily because of quality. We do this with professions such as doctors, who are highly skilled professionals that are trained, but what would happen if technological advances turns the profession into something anyone could learn by inputting a specific code for a machine to do most of the work? It already seems to be happening with artists, who are being paid low amounts as is, who now have to compete with AI and sites such as Canva.

History Viral On TikTok

“the personification of countries in historical events is helpful in understanding intention and gives a boring textbook subject some personality.”

As someone who enjoyed the idea of history more than actually learning it, this is especially true for me. I often found it difficult to remember dates and historical events reading through a textbook because of how bland the material is. Sometimes these historical TikToks make their way onto my feed and I don’t scroll because The personification these creators use make it not only exciting, but oftentimes funny in an easy to digest format.

“A 15-second video is probably most effective in getting across one key point. Of course it’s not the whole story – but I thought that was a pretty good summation of what happened…”

These TikToks aren’t meant to be taken literally, and I think most people understand that an entire historical event cannot be captured within a low budget 15 second video (although TikTok has now expanded on that time limit). However it is right to say that it is a good tool in learning a brief summary of what happened during a major event, as many times these TikToks take these complicated events and simplify them in terms that can be understood today, often using slang and other characteristics of today’s society.