Emergent Media: Hot Take

Through social literacy, hot takes have entered the digital world and is still understandably new. Even though this is the case, developing a solid claim about events that are considered relatively new. By definition, a hot take is a noun that entails strong and typically fortified commentary about a recent event, generally to attract publicity. Getting attention and formulating a thesis is generally difficult due to how whimsical and witty you are and most times it boils down to how novel you are to the story or news. For the topic of this take, I am going to be going over Alfred State College, and then developing a strong claim based on recent events.

One example of a hot take includes a take by some who is potentially going to Alfred State 4 years ago:

This individual was able to expressed their absolute boredom by mentioning that they are visiting Alfred State College and that they are avoiding that by tweeting. This sort of commentary not only sways the viewer with a different point of view, but gives us a type of commentary based on recent experiences. Analyzing this take further, we as the audience are able to gather that Alfred State College is boring.

Our second take, which is surprisingly much older, is able to share the same sentiments as the first take. The tricky part about this take is that the audience is not informed with why this person is not applying to Alfred State. In turn, we are left open to interpretations. Nonetheless, this post is still hot take worthy.

These takes makes it easier to support the overall claim that Alfred State is not generally a place for everyone.

Alfred State College caters more to finance and their administration than it does to the well-being of their own alumni.

Not to take away from this take, but it is a solid representation of the stigma presented by the college as well as how the college presents itself over the years. In conclusion, a hot take is consistent and can be considered as an opinion in digital literacy.