With the creation and distinction of the digital era, analog has almost completely gone out of style. With television making the switch to digital signals, analog has lost hold of its final mainstream use.
Today, the digital media has completely taken over. Pictures and movies can be edited from computers, special effects have endless possibilities and basically anyone can make cool pictures, or movies with Photoshop or Final Cut. I love the availability that comes with using digital. You no longer have to have a specific format or be in a specific place to do or play things. With the invention of MP3's and the Ipod, music can be easily accessible, you no longer need to be near a tape player or gosh forbid, a record player.
It has generally improved every day life for the better, even though we kind of lose the old generation style. Black and white pictures were shot differently back in the day. There was more time spent in the production, and there was more use of nature and a person's surroundings. If a movie is shot in color and turned into black and white with the use of a digital tool, it still lacks genuity for me. Also you lose the nostalgic grainy effect that can be see in the old western movies. Today in movies, you lose that genuine feel. Almost everything can be digitally edited, and any event is poosible, which is cool for a lot of things, but since anyone can make a movie now-a-days, there's less emphasis on the making of the movie, and more emphasis on how many movies a person can crank out. After all, more movies = more money $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Other then that, I really can't see my life without anything digital. Computer, especially the interent has become what my world is based upon. Video games, e-mail, talking to friends, even my job revolves around having internet access. It makes life more efficient, but it comes at the price of losing the styles we grew up on.
