[lit-ideas] Re: The Medium is the Message
- From: John McCreery <john.mccreery@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:45:03 +0900
There you go again, Andy, pontificating about something you know, at best,
second hand. And in this case, the fault is particularly egregious, since
trying out Facebook for a week or two to see how people actually use it is
free. All it costs is a little time. Why, pray tell, do you think that
anyone should pay the slightest attention to what you say? Except, of
course, for the irritation felt on encountering mindless babble?
Grumpy in Yokohama,
John
On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 9:31 PM, Andy <mimi.erva@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I understand that Facebook seems to be absorbing a lot of conversational
> energy. Just some thoughts, but first a disclaimer. I don't have a
> Facebook account, have never had one, and don't participate as a 'friend' on
> any other Facebook account, including those of relatives. For what it's
> worth, my understanding of Facebook is that it's all about posting pictures
> of how much fun you're having. It's not about having fun, it's about
> proving you're having fun, especially for the younger crowd. Based on my
> vicarious understanding, I can't imagine having an intelligent conversation
> on Facebook. Certainly I couldn't have one with my relatives (and that's
> with two nephews in med school), or for that matter with most of my flesh
> and blood friends. Lit ideas people who have Facebook accounts are
> certainly excepted, but generally Facebook to me is a pure pomo experience,
> reality as if. Worse, it's a reflection of the general dumbing down of
> everything, a great big huge Twitter with pictures. 'Reality as if'
> requires no depth of understanding, which would make Facebook and Twitter
> the media for the times. A vicarious understanding, yes, but I think
> unfortunately accurate.
>
> Andy
>
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John McCreery
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