In doing our media project on ipods it got me thinking about ipods in general. While with our podcast we let the data “speak for itself”, with our video we took a different approach. We did little skits based upon the data we collected through our podcast. We ended our video posing the question of whether or not if ipods formed bubbles or not. Personally I love my ipod. It gets me from place to place. I agree with a lot of the people we interviewed who enjoyed their ipod because it was like a soundtrack to their life. It kind of is. My ipod gives me that extra needed boost when I need energy or that “chill” song that I need in times of relaxation. It makes the day that much better, not to sound like an apple ad or anything.
Yet on the other side, wearing by my ipod I am aware people are less apt to talk to me and vice versa. It essential does cause little “bubbles” of isolation where conversation that normally would take place, do not because we are blocking other people out with our ipods. I have had instances where I would have yelled over to a friend, but there were too far away and I realized that they were wearing an ipod, so they would not heard me anyways. It is interesting when one is standing on the corner waiting for the bus or waiting for the light to change, but no one is talking to one another because we are all wearing ipods. While it may not mean anything, yet I feel as though people are viewed as being isolated and somewhat insensitive when they go around wearing ipods all the time. When saying insensitive I mean that they do not care about others or the world around them because they are ignoring them due to listening to their music.
Yet I feel, as though the next question is, are bubbles a bad thing? Do they prevent relationships and connections? Or if a relationship was a real or true one would a simple piece of technology prevent it from being made and continued? One could argue that true friendships are above an ipods bubble of isolation. I am not sure. All I know is that I enjoy listening and using my ipod. Yet sometimes I enjoy walking around a just listening to my surrounding environment.