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see also Terrence McKenna "Culture Is Not Your Friend" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-tY6hmKcms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-tY6hmKcms Still, there's s
by rboyd 10y ago
see also Terrence McKenna "Culture Is Not Your Friend" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-tY6hmKcms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-tY6hmKcms
Still, there's seeing a culture for what it is and then there's running from invisible monsters. I think we can agree that most of the folks from the article need some healing.
- tremon 10y agoWhile I can definitely agree with the point he is making, I want to add a counterpoint: culture is you. Whatever is fed to you through the tubes is at most "someone else's culture"; and while you may choose to identify with part of it, it's never yours.
- tunap 10y agoI tend to disagree. While it has historically been true(and still holds on a micro level), mass, repetitive exposure to ideas tends to make people co-opt those ideas as their own. The crowd is easily swayed by FUD, the 'four F's'(fight, flight, food, reproduction) and repetition. These triggers have been proven to get eyes on content, sell product and sway opinion. Hence, this is what I see when I do get a glimpse of current popular media. Bad programming, IMO.