The Peep Diaries
Oh peep culture what will we do with you? This article really spoke to me because I find myself to be completely torn on this subject. On one hand I hate how our culture has become so obsessed with reality television and social networking. I have argued to people that M.T.V. is destroying the fabric of society with shows such as date my mom or the real world. However I can’t help be seduced by peep culture! I would love to disagree with this article but I feel its impossible too many times I have found myself lurking the internet “getting lost” in all of this information. I may spend an unhealthy amount of time on the net lurking around, but I have never felt comfortable putting all of myself online. In the article Niedzviecki talks about people overexposing themselves and this I never understood. How can someone on Facebook can call in sick to work then update their status, saying, “called in sick time to party.” Then be surprised when their boss finds out because they have them on Facebook. Or how a man on YouTube can post a video celebrating the birthday of a Japanese pop star in a very disturbing way and not expect people to criticize him for it? (I would have posted the link but its has since been taken down) I find it interesting I am only 21 and yet I rant as if I was 50. In conclusion I think that Peep culture is now part of our culture it’s embedded and will always be there. Is it a bad thing? It can be but if you are responsible with your information you won’t be the one getting peeped on. You’ll just be the one that is doing all the peeping.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Week 1 readings
Beasts of Culture
In the article beast of culture there are three worlds that we live in. The first is the physical environment, which are the basics that we need to survive. The second is the social world this is us interacting with other animals. The final world is culture and this is something only humans engage in. For me this is the most important factor in the article because the author is outlining what makes us unique. For example the Jessi Slaughter videos would never exist if it were not for our culture being obsessed with the Internet. It is our culture that defines us and allows us to deal with the other two worlds. The article even covers this idea later suggesting that these are the building blocks of people. I tend to agree with what the author was saying but I found that the article was long and drawn out.
The Theatrical Self
The second article talks about the advancement of technology and how it is affecting people. In the 21st century we are all up on the stage for everyone to see compared to the 20th century where we were in the audience. Personally I completely agree with this statement having experienced the move from viewer to performer. Although I am only 21 I can remember a world with out YouTube or Facebook. A world where people couldn’t check status updates while on the bus to school listening to their iPods. Now when I compare this to my brother who is only 6 years younger then I his experience is completely different. He has grown up in this world of putting yourself online and in fact he as a twitter and a form spring. He also takes on roles my brother on Xbox live is completely different then him on Facebook, which is even more different then when he interacts with my mom. I find it interesting that people are assuming these new roles but it isn’t shocking to me. Since the beginning of time people have assumed roles within their environments it is how humans adapt. However I do find that the overexposure to be slightly disturbing, with the introductions of these mediums the world is a small place. What I mean is that I can get online and find out what someone in Japan thinks about the newest Tom Cruise movie. I can msn my cousin in Australia while talking to my other cousin in Germany. At any point these people can find out what I am doing based on my Facebook updates. I do believe that we are all on the stage for everyone to see but sometimes we forget to let the curtain fall.
In the article beast of culture there are three worlds that we live in. The first is the physical environment, which are the basics that we need to survive. The second is the social world this is us interacting with other animals. The final world is culture and this is something only humans engage in. For me this is the most important factor in the article because the author is outlining what makes us unique. For example the Jessi Slaughter videos would never exist if it were not for our culture being obsessed with the Internet. It is our culture that defines us and allows us to deal with the other two worlds. The article even covers this idea later suggesting that these are the building blocks of people. I tend to agree with what the author was saying but I found that the article was long and drawn out.
The Theatrical Self
The second article talks about the advancement of technology and how it is affecting people. In the 21st century we are all up on the stage for everyone to see compared to the 20th century where we were in the audience. Personally I completely agree with this statement having experienced the move from viewer to performer. Although I am only 21 I can remember a world with out YouTube or Facebook. A world where people couldn’t check status updates while on the bus to school listening to their iPods. Now when I compare this to my brother who is only 6 years younger then I his experience is completely different. He has grown up in this world of putting yourself online and in fact he as a twitter and a form spring. He also takes on roles my brother on Xbox live is completely different then him on Facebook, which is even more different then when he interacts with my mom. I find it interesting that people are assuming these new roles but it isn’t shocking to me. Since the beginning of time people have assumed roles within their environments it is how humans adapt. However I do find that the overexposure to be slightly disturbing, with the introductions of these mediums the world is a small place. What I mean is that I can get online and find out what someone in Japan thinks about the newest Tom Cruise movie. I can msn my cousin in Australia while talking to my other cousin in Germany. At any point these people can find out what I am doing based on my Facebook updates. I do believe that we are all on the stage for everyone to see but sometimes we forget to let the curtain fall.
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