Shakespear I Ain't
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Reply | Original | Permalink | Share | Tweetnow that’s one way to get clean lyrics!
Reply | Original | Permalink | Share | TweetIn my opinion, the Prop 8 issue was among the most supported and debated on FriendFeed, to be honest. And no, I didn’t expect most people to understand the Motrin issue. They dropped the ball, and the ladies (and some dudes) let them have it.
Reply | Original | Permalink | Share | TweetMy thing is: everyone is so quick to put in their two cents, but when there are actual action items, a lot of people look the other way… Everyone’s entitled to their own opinions, but practice what your preach.
You said it best at the end, “And if I want to be offended, then I’m entitled to be. Just as you are entitled to continue posting your LOLcats and clogging my feeds.”
Reply | Original | Permalink | Share | TweetI have to agree. On one hand, I have gotten sick of Motrin rants, especially on FriendFeed. On the other hand, I think the amount of condescension on what is “noise” vs. “signal” in social media is silly and pointless. As a person who has engaged in both the same-sex marriage discussions and the LOLcat exchanges, I think being snobby about such things is both strange and disingenuous.
Reply | Original | Permalink | Share | TweetSo…like…who do you think I should vote for ?
Reply | Original | Permalink | Share | TweetAwesome post!! THANK YOU for saying that! It NEEDED to be said and you said it incredibly well!
Jason’s reply was an excellent compliment to your post…so true!!
And Louis…hahahahahaa!!
Susan Beebe
http://friendfeed.com/susanbeebe
Reply | Original | Permalink | Share | TweetWell said Cyndy
Reply | Original | Permalink | Share | TweetI’m quitting your blog. No wait… I can’t! I’m addicted!
Reply | Original | Permalink | Share | TweetOMG… precious little snowflake. Yep, that covers it.
Reply | Original | Permalink | Share | TweetGood point. The problem is that a lot (I won’t say most, that’d be too general) who are on the Internet now using all the cool ajaxy web 2.0 communications tools don’t know how to “communicate.” They are more comfortable using TXT on their cell phones then having a face to face conversation.
To actually engage some person in a conversation just freaks them out. Online, they are able to type their thoughts into a small 5″ x 1.5″ text box with no fear of physical confrontation.
They’ve grown up being told they are a precious little snow flake and every thought that springs forth from their head is a jewel to behold and just as important as the last one. Unfortunately, when dealing with others who might not share this sense of admiration and awe, they just break down.
The real world is a cold hard place where there are others who might have been raised just like our little web 2.0 pioneer and all their thoughts are precious, too. Then there are others who were raised by real parents who schooled them quite early that yes, they are precious, but so is everyone else, and no, not every thought that wiggled it’s way out of their frontal lobe is a darwinian scale discovery. Such is the nature of the real world.
Reply | Original | Permalink | Share | TweetI love it. Never before have my efforts been called “evil” and also “hilarious” at the same time! Appreciate this. If you have spam from consumer electronics PR people, I’d love to get my hands on some…
Thanks! SB
Reply | Original | Permalink | Share | TweetI don’t see that you need to be tech savvy at all to understand that the game has changed.
McCain’s problem is not that he doesn’t understand technology, it’s that he doesn’t understand modern society.
Reply | Original | Permalink | Share | TweetLol at the thought of the possibly future president of the USA thinking that digital video is not relevant! For the sake of your country Obama better win!
Reply | Original | Permalink | Share | TweetCouldn’t agree with you more. I can’t think of a more important time for essentially the leader of the western world to be clued up on latest technology & what is having an impact on ordinary peoples lives…to think he would say something is shocking & telling.
Reply | Original | Permalink | Share | TweetMy brother Sonny’s birthday is 9/5 and often fell on the first day of school. He thought it was one massively cruel joke and grumbled a lot….
Reply | Original | Permalink | Share | TweetI totally agree with you… I have some points of my own that you might agree with: http://junkyjan.blogspot.com/2008/09/sarah-palin-is-no-show-at-americas-most.html
Reply | Original | Permalink | Share | TweetExcellent post, Cyndy. I can attest to what you are saying about having one parent pull back and, in my case, my wife and I only have two healthy, normal kids to raise.
I also believe that Mrs. Palin has made reference more than once to a nanny, so that suggests that Supermom would be all too human.
Reply | Original | Permalink | Share | Tweetcyndy,
as i often say, if the RIAA invested a dime making it easy for people to be honest (and making it easy on honest people) for every dollar they spend suing and prosecuting and shutting people down, the problem would have been solved long ago.
-a
Reply | Original | Permalink | Share | TweetSheryl, give my a break.
“Thomas Hawk” is a pen name, not a security tool. His real name is no secret. Also, that “someone else” in this case is a PR executive. PR people and executives alike can expect to be somewhat public. If you want privacy, pick a different profession (Thomas deliberately left the security guards out of it, for example).
Also, do you have specific evidence of a case where Thomas didn’t credit an artist where a reasonable person would agree that he should have? If not, that’s a nasty accusation to throw around.
Reply | Original | Permalink | Share | TweetI think it’s telling that Thomas Hawk doesn’t use his real name but is ok with naming and posting a head shot of someone else.
In his latest blog post, he writes
“Along with a respect for my own art comes a deep respect for the treasures that live in museums. A museum to me is an *incredibly* important public treasure.”TH says he has a deep respect for the treasures in museums. He also says he wants to make art more publicly available. But he shoots artwork created by others (in museums and elsewhere) and doesn’t credit the artist.
I doubt he would tolerate it if someone else reproduced images of his work without crediting him.
Thomas Hawk’s actions and words reveal a general lack of respect for others and a general lack of respect for art, imo.
Reply | Original | Permalink | Share | TweetAnd… Great post Cyndy.
Reply | Original | Permalink | Share | TweetIn response to Ralph Aichinger’s comment:
“In several blogs Thomas Hawk has reacted reasonably to criticisms, while the other person involved in this story has not bothered to respond. If there is another side to this story, he had days to respond by now.”
Institutions such as the SFMOMA have many layers of public relation policies. Did it occur to you that Simon is unable to respond because the institution will not allow him to? I imagine that the museum would have issued a statement already if they were interested in fanning the fire created by Hawk. As a representative of an institution Simon is obliged to maintain the integrity of SFMOMA and not engage in a public cock fight with Hawk and his fan base.
Reply | Original | Permalink | Share | TweetIf you think someone wronged a friend and you lend support to that, that’s part of being a mob, especially if a LOT of people do it. Of course the word ‘mob’ brings up great imagery of pitchforks and torches, but seriously. Mob rule, majority rule, hell ‘democracy’… This is what people do. This is how things get challenged and things get fought and won. The voice of one vs. the voice of many.
I lay suspect at the terms we use, especially since as humans, we do wordplay for different outcomes. Want to make something have a big ol’ negative feel? Itemize the steps. Cooking a holiday dinner can sound easy or hard depending on how it’s presented. I think the same applies here. “For the children” syndrome.
I hope if I ever get wronged, I have an army on my side (or mob, or ’supporters’ or whatever. All the same).
