The Madness of Crowds and an Internet Delusion

The Madness of Crowds and an Internet Delusion .
“The basic idea of this contract,” he writes, “is that authors, journalists, musicians and artists are encouraged to treat the fruits of their intellects and imaginations as fragments to be given without pay to the hive mind. Reciprocity takes the form of self-promotion. Culture is to become precisely nothing but advertising.”

January 12, 2010 by Uncategorized 2

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2 Responses

  1. Anonymous says:
    January 12, 2010 at 4:39 pm

    Wondering…
    …if we are already there. What are social networks but mass cultures of advertising and self-promotion?

    Reply
  2. Walt says:
    January 12, 2010 at 9:04 pm

    A whole lot, as it happens
    “What are social networks but mass cultures of advertising and self-promotion?”

    If “social networks” include blogs and FriendFeed and FaceBook, and I think the term does, the answer is a lot.

    For example:

    • Person-to-person communication (and group discussion>
    • Exchanges of information, ideas, opinions and knowledge
    • A fair amount of surprisingly deep thinking.
    • Working notes for “offline” projects–including detailed outlines for books, seeking (and paying attention to) feedback.
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