A Not So Rare Moment Of Disenchantment. Hopefully I Won’t Ruffle Any Plumas.
I’d like to think that the Internet is free space, but in seeing the outlash from Juanes performing in Cuba, I am not quite sure.
I love to create. That’s what I do. That’s my contribution to addressing the issues that I find relevant in the world. Access to technology and embracing the new media as a way to connect with others on a global scale are two things which can shift our social consciousness if we allow it to.
Unfortuately sites such as Facebook are setting us back. I try hard not to be like some of the countless individuals who use sites like Facebook and Twitter to remind me that after the 3-5 minutes or so of reading or watching their unproductive contributions to an issue, censorship may indeed be underrated. And it seems that the longer I read updates, comments and video entries the more disenchanted I become with people.
Over these past few weeks I’ve come to understand that the digital space is more representative of where our society stands among the world and as much as it may sound like a positive, it’s not meant as a complement towards our sensational, desensitized culture. It is meant to illustrate a point: we are not taking steps backwards but rather leaping head first into an endless abyss or a waterless pool much like that girl did in the 80s/90s drug commercial. But I’m sure that will be remade too.
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