I finally relented and started a new Twitter account because I had not used mine since I set it up years ago. I was also having trouble with them not sending me the link to change my password. Three entities that I am following are Ozzfest, The Blazers and The Onion. I followed Ozzfest because I figured it would be a good way to keep up on that particular event and new bands that may get their start there. I chose the Blazers because they are one of my favorite sports teams and I don't always have time to watch games so any quick info would help. I chose the Onion because I do like politics and comedy. In fact, it seems the line between the two is getting awful blurry.
My favorite Tweet so far is one from The Onion, titled
Coworkers Each Putting In Herculean Effort To Sustain Conversation For Entire Commute
I clicked on the link and the whole article is about two guys riding on a train commuting to work and trying desperately to carry on a conversation. They run short on small talk and spend the remainder of their ride opting to badmouth their coworkers.
I realized something in class and that is that I am totally out of touch with a great deal of media on the internet. I found myself jotting down a few ideas that I might be interested in checking out, like linked up and Snapchat. Perspective is key on how we see things and I realize I have a very narrow perspective of the internet. I'm really OK with that, though because I really don't like being on the internet a lot. I do have a very real interest in politics and I definitely find it interesting how this new age of technology offers so many different platforms. It almost seems like politicians would have to have a tech savvy team that can keep up on popular media if they have any chance at being relevant to the younger generation. I like to read CNN and NY Times articles on Facebook but other than that I stick to fact based information and local news like C-SPAN, The Democrat Herold and my voters pamphlet. I find national and international politics to be depressing and most of what we get is repetitious hyperbole. In short, everything seems taken out of context and spun. It plays to emotions and not reason and that might be why we get politicians that spend more time scrambling to get reelected than they do, doing there jobs.
"WWGD"
The concept that stood out to me in the book was "Elegant Organization." This is the concept that something good can be made better, faster if everyone is working together. This means the costumers opinions are as vital to the growth of the company as CEOs or investors.
The most common thing these days, I could relate this to, would be group discussions and projects at school. Everybody has ideas and facts in their head and it's not always the people who are in charge that have the best ideas. We learn better when we are able to reconstruct outside information and understanding and formulate our own reasoning. If we learn better, then the teacher has also taught better and the whole class is better off. I think when students are able to get together they can make a stronger case or provide a better product. I realize this is contingent on whether or not everyone or most people in the group are productive.
When it comes to Jarvis's answers, I'm gonna go with Freedom of Expression. Anybody can say anything on the internet sounds like cause for celebration to me. How many times in human history have so many people had so much power over self-expression? It is a glorious age in this regard. We should have the freedom to make junk and consume it if we want.
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