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“The Good and the Bad: How Social Media Affected Me as a Gen Z Individual”

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Suppose that life exists, and with that, good and bad exist too. With the Chinese philosophy of the principle of Yin and Yang—neither one exists without the other—it is relative to the existence of some of the things that we know—the opposite of one another. It is a concept of balance and harmony which should be achieved. However, in today’s generation of technology and communication, not only the beneficial side of the innovation of technology has flourished, but disadvantages come along with it. That is to say that although social media eased the task to communicate, to receive information, and to access different information through the use of different media and technology, social media negatively affects some aspects of our life and are concerning. However, with the proper and ethical use of social media, it will bring balance to our existence. As Yin and Yang defined by Cartwright (2018), neither pole is more than the other and, because the rise of one brings fall to the other, a proper balance must be achieved between the two poles in order to achieve peace and harmony.

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Personally, as a youth of this generation—a Gen Z individual—I may say that this generation is fortunate enough. The technological advancements of our communication today have provided advantageous opportunities, which affected my well-being and the knowledge that I am gaining which are beneficial. Mental productivity is enhanced by social media through evaluating information that is found, whether it is factual or not. Awareness is promoted, which is important in identifying information for us not to be deceived easily. Additionally, cognitive abilities are developed as much as the mind is active. Social media also develops open-mindedness,  which promotes openness to different points of view. Furthermore, it exhibits academic attitude and honesty. Lastly, it promotes social interactions and participation, boosting one’s self-esteem and self-actualization in society. However, with improper use of this platform comes with disadvantageous effects. Instead of promoting good mental health, I could say that negativity is what social media could promote. Rather than becoming an academic honest individual, more than being a thief is what a person could become. Usage of social media more than what is advised is detrimental to health and it is concerning. With social media, instead of developing a sense  of togetherness, other social media users could be worse than a bully. It also does create a pretentious personality of our own and does affect psychological aspects of our life. Implicitly speaking, freedom is handed down to us—whether we take a step forward to solitude, or cause mass destruction. Significantly, keep in mind how Yin Yang is presented and defined, neither pole should be more than the other nor lesser than the other. With balance, we will become a responsible Gen Z individual, who utilizes Social Media for a good cause. 

References:

Cartwright, M. (2018, May 16). Yin and Yang. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/Yin_and_Yang/

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Yin is the receptive and Yang the active principle, seen in all forms of change and difference such as the annual cycle (winter and summer), the landscape (north-facing shade and south-facing brightness), sexual coupling (female and male), the formation of both men and women as characters and sociopolitical history (disorder and order).[2]

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Spoilers of Benio arc 2 This chapter is a bit hard to understand… Key Points: 1.Benio is Taiyin and Rokuro is her counterpart, Taiyon. 2.Twin star exorcists don’t have guardians. The man of them receives Yang power from his ancestors and other guardians who are alive. Similarly, the woman gets Yin power from the Impurities. They are actually like the containers of these two powers. 3.Chinu says Benio is an Impurity under human’s skin. The essense of Taiyin is to control the ultimate Yin power, so it’s Benio’s fate to become the princess of Impurity. 4.The truth of twin star exorcists: A thousand years ago, people lived under the big threat of Impurity King and couldn’t beat it just with the Yang power possessed by human race. In order to turn the tables, they came up with a idea of fighting Impurity King with the the same power of it, as fighting fire with fire. A man named Ashiya Douman studied the persons who were mutated due to Impurity King. He removed their Yang power and got a kind of new energy, Yin power. The way to kill the Impurity King is to Combine this new power with people’s inherent Yang power. But during the experiment something went wrong, Ashiya created a monster who just grew sharply in Yin power. This monster was Impurity. All the Impurities were the prototype for Taiyin, Chinu was the first one of them. Before Ashiya managed to create Taiyin, Abe no Seimei and Impurity King disappeared together in Magano. To avoid the tragedy, Ashiya and Seimei could only put trust in the future—The ultimate container of Yang power, Taiyon, and its counterpart of Yin power, Taiyin, will give birth to the strongest child, Taikyoku, who can finally eliminate the Impurity King with both Yin and Yang powers. That’s the fate of twin stars and their child. 5.Chinu says Taiyins shall be the descendants of Ashiya Douman. They are bound to lose Yang power at some point and awake as an Impurity. Most of the previous Taiyins ran away after knowing they couldn’t be converted back into human. For the remainders, only 2–3 survived the harsh ceremony, but all of them failed to give birth to Taikyoku, because they were killed as Impurities before that or the Taiyons died young. 6.When Benio’s ceremony begins, a Basara suddenly appears, threatening to kill Benio… At that time the gatekeeper Kamui is thinking “What am I expecting? Why…She(Benio) smiles…”, then he is kicked into the ground…That’s all(ಥ_ಥ) P.S.(1)The concept of Yin and yang comes from Chinese philosophy, which literally means dark and bright, also stands for negative and positive, female and male, etc. If Yin and yang keeps a balance, that will be a great condition. The principle of yin and yang is represented in Taoism by the Taijitu (literally “Diagram of the Supreme Ultimate”). Yin is the black side with the white dot in it, and yang is the white side with the black dot in it. Further imformation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang (2)陰陽=Yin-yang=Onmyou (3)太極=Taiji=Taikyoku: The Supreme Ultimate

" The Good and the Bad: How Social Media Affected Me as a Gen Z Individual "

" There are two sides, two players. One is light, the other is dark "

- John Locke

In ancient Chinese philosophy, yin and yang is a concept of dualism describing how seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary, interconnected and interdependent in the natural world, and how they may give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another. Life is like a coin, it has two sides just like the effect of social media in the Gen Z individual.

We have already learned how social media became part of everyone's lives. We became instant in all things. We use social media as our medium of communication. In a second, we can directly talk to anyone you want. In social media, we can promote advocacies or issues that you want to be heard to other people around the world. It can be our voice. Social Media is not just a means for communication but for education also especially in this inconvenient time. Social Media promotes self expression but nowadays it is hard to trust anyone virtually because of fake news, false information and online scams. If there is an advantage of social media then disadvantage is present also. We became so vulnerable online not knowing that bad people can use it against you. Cyberbullying, online scam and identify theft are the threats in cyber world. Social Media affects the individual's self-esteem. They spend more of their time on digital media than talking to someone face to face. They often compare themselves to anyone in social media and become disappointed with the idea that they're not enough because they didn't reach the " standard " that they set. And it mostly leads to depression and suicide. Nevertheless, it's not yet too late to change. We can still create a safe environment in our online community. We just have to outweigh the bad effects of social media in our lives. Let us be empathetic and kind when using social media.

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  The principle of Yin and Yang is that all things exist as inseparable and contradictory opposites, for example, female-male, dark-light and old-young. The principle, dating from the 3rd century BCE or even earlier, is a fundamental concept in Chinese philosophy and culture in general. (Cartwright, M. (2018)

Yin and Yang are the secondary manifestations of Tao in this world. They are constantly "dancing" and changing. They are called "Qi" in Taoism. Plutonium is constantly changing between the state of condensed matter and the state of dilution energy. As the starting point of the evolution of the universe, "Tao" is "nothing" relative to all subsequent things; but it contains the root of everything, just like the "cosmic singularity" of the Big Bang Cosmology. It is also believed that the sky is round, the ground is square, and it has a very significant impact.(Mark, E. (2020)

Reference:

Cartwright, M. (2018). Yin and Yang. [online] Ancient History Encyclopedia. Available at: https://www.ancient.eu/Yin_and_Yang/ [Accessed 30 Mar. 2019].

Mark, E. (2020). Taoism. [online] Ancient History Encyclopedia. Available at: https://www.ancient.eu/Taoism/ [Accessed 5 Feb. 2020].

Ni, H. (1995). The universal path of natural life. Santa Monica, CA: SevenStar Communications

MA Fashion and Textile Practices Major Project Path - 9th April

After looking at the colour white, I wanted to look at the colour black, as this seems to be the colour of choice for me at the moment within the work I am creating.

Black

In Western culture black is a colour often associated with death, we usually wear black to a funeral and to mourn. We us the word black at the beginning of the words such as ‘blackmail’ and ‘blacklist’ as unfavourable responses. Black can be seen as a colour of depression or evil, so not surprisingly the colour black is seen as a negative colour, but in other respects black is perceived as sophisticated, classy, sexy, mysterious, authoritative, powerful and adorns the wealthy. Combine black with other colours, such as white or red it can be very impactful, black can assist in adding contrast and definition to design. Again on his website Color Meanings Jacob Olesen (2019) describes black as such;

“In color psychology, the color black relates to protection against emotional stress. It creates a barrier between itself and the outside world. It provides comfort while it protects its feelings and hides its vulnerability, insecurity and lack of confidence.”

I suppose this is partly what I am doing within my work, my lack of confidence in my design path is hidden within the use of a strong and impactful aesthetic and the mixing of black and white makes a statement whilst at the same time masking my insecurities - a colour oxymoron!

The colour black is of course synonymous with fashion, who doesn’t remember Audrey Hepburn dressed in one of the most famous ‘Little Black Dresses’ of all time  - designed by Givenchy - in her role as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s? In a role originally sited for Marilyn Monroe, Hepburn is cast as a girl striving for the better things in life and doing some risqué things to get them. She plays Holly Golightly a Cafe Society girl - or ‘lady of the evening’ as described by film director Lee Strasberg, who advised Marilyn Monroe against taking the character as it could bad for her image. Almost as an opposing role characteristically to that of her role in My Fair Lady, she is seen in Breakfast at Tiffany’s wearing simple black dresses or clothing of strong block colours, maybe to emphasise the darker side of her character as well as hiding her vulnerability and insecurity. It was filmed at the beginning of the 1960′s and depicted a life that would have been considered quite controversial and mysterious, but the 1960′s were also a time of exploration and empowerment for women, so this possibly highlighted this and helped in the films success.

Kettler, S. (2019). The Parallels Between Audrey Hepburn and Holly Golightly. [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://www.biography.com/news/audrey-hepburn-holly-golightly-breakfast-at-tiffanys-similarities.  

In the early 19th century black was adopted by romantic poets such as Shelley, Keats and Byron because black was associated with their melancholic writings, melancholy being the overriding tone of romantic poetry. One of my favourite artists the 19th century English illustrator and author Aubrey Beardsley used black ink almost exclusively in his illustrations, these were heavily influenced by the style of Japanese woodcuts but focused towards the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic. Beardsley was one of the main members of the Aesthetic movement - a movement which championed the phrase ‘art for art’s sake’ which looked more to the sensual and visual qualities within design over the narrative and practical aspects. Beardsley was also a major contributor to the Art Nouveau movement where his poster designs were highly influential.  

Beardsley, A. (1893). The Climax. [Illustration]. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Climax_(illustration).

Beardsley work has always appealed to me. I love the style of his illustrations and the impact of the black ink on white, and I like the sensuality within his strokes, the subject matter usually with some erotic, murderous or melancholic back story. The use of black in art has been contested through the centuries, some artists avoided the heavy use of black, such as Kandinsky who used it more towards the end of his life, almost like a death signifier. Others embraced the use of black, such as in Picasso’s anti-war masterpiece Guernica.   

Picasso, P. (1937). Guernica. [Oil on canvas]. Retrieved from https://emptyeasel.com/guernica-famous-cubist-painting-by-pablo-picasso/.

Using a monochromatic palette Picasso produced Guernica as an anti-war protest and a display of anti-Fascism in response to the bombing attack on the small northern Spanish town. The painting is shocking and disturbing to this day. I remember my mum recalling seeing it in real life and crying. The painting does not display any specifics details of the attack but more so depicts his general disgust of war itself. Guernica combines his pioneering style of Cubism along with elements of Surrealism. Here again black is used for impact and contrast combining in a haunting and powerful display of the horrors of war.   

On his website Color Meanings Jacob Olesen (2019) also discusses the contrast of black and white;

“Black hides things, while white brings them into the light. What black hides, white brings back again. We all use the black color at different times in our lives, in one way or another, to hide from the world around us.”

So I can assess from this that using black and white as a colour combination is literally and psychologically a contrast, the white bringing positivity and new beginnings, the black adding contrast whilst aiding the white to come forth. It reminded me of Yin and Yang - the concept of dualism within Chinese philosophy. The concept of Yin and Yang dates from the 3rd century or possibly earlier which suggests that all things have an opposite such as; light and dark, male and female, young and old which are contradictory yet inseparable from each other, as the symbol for Yin and Yang illustrates;

Heritage, A. (2017). What is Yin and Yang?. [Illustration]. Retrieved from https://www.heritage.com.sg/blogs/tcm-basics/what-is-yin-and-yang.

In the symbol for Yin and Yang each side has the core element of the other, represented by the eye, or dot. Neither of the sides are superior to the other, and if one were to increase it would decrease the other, so a perfect balance of both must be had in order to achieve harmony. The name Yin and Yang originated from the Chinese school of Yinyang which studied this philosophy and cosmology in the 3rd century. The Yin and Yang philosophy was mainly devised by cosmologist  Zou Yan (or Tsou Yen) who believed that as we travel through life we pass through 5 different phases -  fire, water, metal, wood and earth -  which a continuously altered and changed to maintain harmony throughout our life. 

So if they are opposite forces what does Yin represent?

Feminine, black, dark, North, water, passive, Moon, Earth, cold, old, even numbers, valleys, poor, soft, and provides spirit to all things.

And what about Yang?

Masculine, white, light, South, fire, active, Sun, Heaven, warm, young, odd numbers, mountains, rich, hard, and provides form to all things.

I can actually relate well to this philosophy. I am female so do relate more to the Yin side, I like the colour black, the Earth (being the Earth sign Taurus in astrology) the Moon, the soft and spiritual in things. I am quite a grounded person but do like to try and understand the spiritual aspects of life, so I do lean more towards the dark side, not that I will be joining Darth Vader anytime soon! I also see elements of Yang in me too, I am quite young at heart, enjoy warm relationships, feeling safe and having enough money to not stress over things in life - money being something which has been lacking for quite a few years! Achieving this MA will hopefully resolve that aspect of my life, as well as gaining some balance and harmony too.     

Website: Olesen, J. (2019). Black Color Meaning – The Color Black. Retrieved from https://www.color-meanings.com/black-color-meaning-the-color-black/.

Website: Cartwright, M. (2018). Yin and Yang. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/Yin_and_Yang/.

Website: Wikipedia. (2019). Black. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black

Website: Tate. (n.d). Aubrey Beardsley. Retrieved from https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/aubrey-beardsley-716.

Website: Empty Easel. (n.d). Guernica by Pablo Picasso. Retrieved from https://emptyeasel.com/guernica-famous-cubist-painting-by-pablo-picasso/.

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References

- https://jnd.org/the_future_of_design_when_you_come_to_a_fork_in_the_road_take_it/ - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang

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