So many people lived "plugged in" … to their media, to their music, to their little bubble. Sometimes it can be easy to jump on this bandwagon to "fit in".. by posting on social media platforms, listening to types of music, wearing types of clothes appealing to the crowd you wish to be noticed.

Sometimes it can be easy to get carried away with this concept. Just living life on the "DL" in the real world can be okay but when your mentality is specifically to be noticed through media, it is not necessarily the right thing. It is okay to live with social media, and not be consumed by it.

"Plugging in" is the world's way of keeping you distracted from the tasks that seem too big to handle... Media has a way of stepping in as a crutch to those who seek avoidance of a particular subject, whether school, finance or anything else. Media can be seen as a stress relief to some.

If not careful, the media can overtake your life rather quickly. I observe people scrolling through media while sitting in a public area while riding a public bus while eating dinner with friends across the table.

The other day I was telling close friends about a new person I had met and how we quickly formed a bond, jokingly ending it with, "We traded Snapchats, so I guess we're friends through that, though I don't know about in real life." Isn't this so true though? Many people enjoy gaining followers and not necessarily friends. This is a sad reality that our communities are becoming.

How can we resolve this? How can we keep "plugging in" from taking over our lives? Simple. It is a choice. Everyone has the option to choose to put away their screens and not live through telecommunication networks. It's a choice we all have to make.. to lay the phone down and have a conversation with the one sitting across from you. There is a big wide world to see, so why miss it?