Media Effects On The American Dream

Everyone has their own idea of the American Dream. Although everyone’s idea of the American Dream is similar, media has done a very good job at altering our ideas of that dream. The dream used to be to work hard and get a good job that you enjoy and to make good money, now however, the dream is to have to latest and best technology, make a lot of money but not take any pride in their job, and become famous and known from all of the stuff that you own. Although this may seem appealing, America’s media has distorted the people’s view on the American Dream. Although everyone has a different idea of the American Dream, they used to all be pretty similar. It used to be that everyone’s dream was to get a good job that they enjoyed so they could

Now people have come to love the media so much they have become somewhat dependent upon it and it has altered the mindsets of our world. The teenagers in this society have been born into and have grown up in a technology dependent world. They believe that technology is the only way to live their life the right way and to be happy. Technology and staying connected through media has become the only thing that teens, and even some adults care about. And instead of striving for excellence through hard work to gain satisfaction, we turn towards our phones and our expensive items. We have all been molded around the idea that have material possessions will make us feel “happiness, joy, and satisfaction” as stated in an article from Personal Excellence. Being happy is and never has been defined by the expensive thing that we own. Getting satisfaction from showing off possessions and making people wish they have what you do is unhealthy and not true happiness nor

The goal in life is no longer to get a job that you enjoy so you can have a home and raise your family the way you want, the goal is to get a job that you can tolerate so you can support your habit of buying your happiness. Children no longer go outside to play with their friends, but rather text them about their new video game that they got. People used to love the idea of earning their possessions by working their hardest for it, but not anymore. Shanzeh Khurram supported this idea in her article by stating, “Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and drive through traffic in a car that you are still paying for, in order to get a job that you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.” Media has made us believe that being dependent upon your possessions and technology is a good