Media Saturation & Having Media Speak For Us
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Media Saturation & Having Media Speak For Us
- The age of the mass media spectacle prepared us for the age of the participatory spectacle that was social media. The loneliness of mass society drove us to embrace the promise of ubiquitous connection. The valorization of information led us to indiscriminately embrace the disorienting conditions of information superabundance.
from From Common Sense to Bespoke Realities by L. M. Sacasas
Keely Adler added
- Digital affordances seem to often constitute what Marshall McLuhan would call ‘hot media’ (1967), which require little active participation on the part of the audience, and are of highly predictable nature. Rosa would insist that to achieve resonance, we would want to cool media down to encourage active participation – a prerequisite for resonant e... See more
from Resonance Theory: How Can Connection Create Disconnection? by Vikram
sari and added
- Movies, TV, music, books, and video games should expand our consciousness, jumpstart our imaginations, and introduce us to new worlds and stories and feelings. They should alienate us sometimes, or make us mad, or make us think. But they can’t do any of that if they only feed us sequels and spinoffs. It’s like eating macaroni and cheese every singl... See more
from Pop Culture Has Become an Oligopoly by Adam Mastroianni