word vomit

Found Magazine is the illusion of intimacy combined with the thought that another person could find a glimpse into our lives as interesting as we do theirs, or even better, that millions of people could find us as interesting as we find ourselves.
(same as reality tv)
Ze Frank made an episode of The Show about it, but he is more for individualism (to be fair, so am I to an extent.) He also made an episode (and interactive project) about experimentation with aesthetics revolving around making your Myspace ugly.
According to this book I'm reading, Hello I'm Special: How Individuality Became the New Conformity by Hal Niedzviecki, it's all a symptom of our society pushing further toward "radical" individualism.
God, I made a bit of web-art about this last year...
thougts?
additions?

i wish this blog was more of a conversation...

branding

The Beeb has a very interesting article about terrorism and celebrity. It reminded me of an episode of Ze Frank's The Show about branding and celebrity in today's world.
There's a weird attitude that any publicity is good publicity. The desire to be in the spotlight, regardless of why, seems to permeate our culture. Reality TV is a prime example of this. The advent of the internet and social networking has made it easier for individuals to produce and distribute amazing works of art and information, but it has also made celebrity into a strange creature that can be anywhere for anything, positive or negative.
This will be expanded when I am less hung over.

internetssssssss

Today is not the day to ramble about the impact of the internet on society or the individual.
That will come later, and it will come long and hard (much like me.)
But for now, Ze Frank did a lovely little experiment with Facebook and identity.