Panting for Breath on a Virtual Shore
I feel a bit uncomfortable......which is a weird feeling for me. I don't quite get the man/machine/eroticism analogy. What I do get is this notion of how interconnected we are with the internet, especially my peers. That is why I refer to it as the interwebs, because it is just that, a web! A web that catches you, traps you, and even if you manage to escape it for a while pieces still stick to you like glue (similar to those surprise spider webs). Constant up-keep of ones internet persona (guilty as charged) is seeming to become more in important to most than actual living. Brain scrambling is sure to follow with such habits. I wish there was a way for someone to hold a giant mirror to our faces and show us how ridiculous we are being sometimes. On the other hand, we also are doing GREAT things with this web and discouragement can hold awesomeness from happening. Is too much of a good thing bad?
Speaking in Memes
I believe we should "memeified" even more! A political event, sport scandal, or "dramatic" news coverage is enough negativity to put someone into a lifetime of depression. Memes can speak volumes (often louder than a hour long video) while maintaining a sense of sanity. Also memes hold this sense of unbiasedness/satire forgiveness (yes one can agree or disagree but its just a silly picture). Appealing to the ever so shorting attention-span of the 21st century. Yes, this political *insert problem here* is important but seeing constant comments/video/etc. content on it often makes me want to just shut it out....keep scrolling. A meme can grab my attention because it is based in fun. A meme can get people thinking, really....it can.I do semi disagree with this whole idea that memes can't go reviral or resurge, a meme concept develops in layers, every new layer makes it gain in popularity. But I maybe misunderstanding the concept because parts of this article went way over my head. oh look a meme......
Speaking in Memes
I believe we should "memeified" even more! A political event, sport scandal, or "dramatic" news coverage is enough negativity to put someone into a lifetime of depression. Memes can speak volumes (often louder than a hour long video) while maintaining a sense of sanity. Also memes hold this sense of unbiasedness/satire forgiveness (yes one can agree or disagree but its just a silly picture). Appealing to the ever so shorting attention-span of the 21st century. Yes, this political *insert problem here* is important but seeing constant comments/video/etc. content on it often makes me want to just shut it out....keep scrolling. A meme can grab my attention because it is based in fun. A meme can get people thinking, really....it can.I do semi disagree with this whole idea that memes can't go reviral or resurge, a meme concept develops in layers, every new layer makes it gain in popularity. But I maybe misunderstanding the concept because parts of this article went way over my head. oh look a meme......
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