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You know, back when I riffed on the great poem "Ozymandias" in the context of Zuckerberg and Facebook[1] I thought maybe, just maybe I was over-reaching on the
by 6stringmerc 10y ago
You know, back when I riffed on the great poem "Ozymandias" in the context of Zuckerberg and Facebook[1] I thought maybe, just maybe I was over-reaching on the whole ego-drive thing with Zuckerberg, but after reading this, not so much.
[1] https://medium.com/@6StringMerc/zuckermandias-d1fa241c4d56#.akyodf12g https://medium.com/@6StringMerc/zuckermandias-d1fa241c4d56#....
- CamperBob2 10y agoI don't think anyone really gets that poem, possibly not even Shelley himself. The words remain. And maybe that's all ol' Ozy wanted to leave behind.
- 6stringmerc 10y agoNo no no no that poem is very clear. Ozy built a giant statue to himself to lord over all that he ruled upon. When the narrator came across the inscription, all that was left was the pedestal and the feet of the once giant statue. Just as the statue had disappeared into the sands of time - while the inscription of bragging remained - so had the kingdom. The point of the poem is akin to "the bigger they are the harder they fall" if you will.