Post by account_disabled on Mar 11, 2024 23:02:40 GMT -6
The mark of our time is the reaction against imposed models” , said Marshall McLuhan . I wonder what he would have said seeing the Internet and all the technologies developed around it, given that he claimed: “The press is the technology of individualism” . Social networks, blogs and YouTube channels are the triumph of personal, disintermediated and direct communication. People seek information and entertainment without the rigid cages of professional communication now perceived as deceptive. Today there is a new concept and a consequent search for authenticity, truth and credibility. People don't trust the extremes, i.e. high-sounding editors or those who constantly shout without providing evidence to support their theses.
Now we are looking for the authentic person. Another kind India Mobile Number Data of illusion, because being authentic doesn't mean doing what we want, or saying everything that comes into our head. Being authentic means keeping commitments, being consistent with the path we have decided to follow. More than what happened in the past, those who show their vulnerabilities appear authentic to us. Who is able to show his weaknesses and take responsibility for mistakes. Those who show themselves in a bad light, highlighting defects. Who tells an uncomfortable truth that everyone knows and that no one wants to admit. Today, a video made by a kid in his bedroom works better than a professional film production. When you try to appear perfect you suffer the distrust of those who look at you. When others see your flaws, your mistakes or how awkward you are it increases empathy and, consequently, credibility.
The first effect of technology was anxiety. The current one seems to be boredom. We initially went through the three phases - alarm, resistance, exhaustion - which occur in every illness and in general when faced with every critical situation, individual or collective" . Having never seen a smartphone and its complex system of notifications addressed to the owner, McLuhan would have given a new meaning to his phrase: "The price of eternal vigilance is indifference" . Because today we potentially have total control of the information we seek and that concerns us, however the only real effect they have is a huge indifference. The only time we are not indifferent is when they talk about us, who we might be or what might happen to us. In the vulnerability of others we see ourselves, our fears and what we are afraid to admit.
Now we are looking for the authentic person. Another kind India Mobile Number Data of illusion, because being authentic doesn't mean doing what we want, or saying everything that comes into our head. Being authentic means keeping commitments, being consistent with the path we have decided to follow. More than what happened in the past, those who show their vulnerabilities appear authentic to us. Who is able to show his weaknesses and take responsibility for mistakes. Those who show themselves in a bad light, highlighting defects. Who tells an uncomfortable truth that everyone knows and that no one wants to admit. Today, a video made by a kid in his bedroom works better than a professional film production. When you try to appear perfect you suffer the distrust of those who look at you. When others see your flaws, your mistakes or how awkward you are it increases empathy and, consequently, credibility.
The first effect of technology was anxiety. The current one seems to be boredom. We initially went through the three phases - alarm, resistance, exhaustion - which occur in every illness and in general when faced with every critical situation, individual or collective" . Having never seen a smartphone and its complex system of notifications addressed to the owner, McLuhan would have given a new meaning to his phrase: "The price of eternal vigilance is indifference" . Because today we potentially have total control of the information we seek and that concerns us, however the only real effect they have is a huge indifference. The only time we are not indifferent is when they talk about us, who we might be or what might happen to us. In the vulnerability of others we see ourselves, our fears and what we are afraid to admit.