On the Social Media Ideology - Journal #75 September 2016 - e-flux
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On the Social Media Ideology - Journal #75 September 2016 - e-flux
There isn‘t a clean way to get around the idea that personal expression is always at least in part performative. Expression is partly fun because it’s performative.
It’s also not like this type of behavior is a new thing. There has always been the type of person who is performative of their own interests or pursues their work because of the kind of ... See more
It’s also not like this type of behavior is a new thing. There has always been the type of person who is performative of their own interests or pursues their work because of the kind of ... See more
Here for the Wrong Reasons — Are.na
broadcasting information oneself, dealing with
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