Biased bitter rant, dont read, it's probably the product of depression and mainly full of shit
I was thinking today while on the bus, not being distracted by a DS/PSP/fancyPh/otherAwesomeDevice (which, i really wanted to be, although if i was i wouldn't have had this awesome idea)
I, and accomplices, could fake a hostage situation to get prime-time media coverage. I could pose as a hostage victim who gets let go by the bad guys after a week under extreme conditions, then go on prime-time TV and rant about society, and at the end plee for everyone to turn their TVs off
I would rant something along the lines of this:
Our brains simply read data and output data, we are open slates for influences, even if we try to not be influenced, we are being influenced.
if all we consist of are influences of one another then why do we let media influence our simple brains with the so-called truth. Our brains are accustomed to using our senses to feed in real information, through evolution we rely on this. Technology can easily manipulate us, without our brains realizing what is going on.
A simple test is to try working fulltime, even at a job you enjoy, without buying things you want. There are so many influences in our life that effect what we buy, we work jobs we don't like to buy crap we don't need; only to get over the fact that we are working a job we don't like. Everything tells us we need to buy things to fit into society, to gain perspective I think everyone should live for a time in a different country, be influenced by their culture (preferable not a country that has been influenced by the west... so practically impossible to find, even most third world countries simply show the other side of our society; it's linked, just the balance is tilted to one end)
Advertising especially is bombarded in our faces, it is inescapable, even if you restrict your media influences it's on buildings/busses/GiantBanners they're even putting it on elevator doors now. Certain groups use this factor to produce items that don't last, and deliberately reduce the functionality so that each model up can slowly allow for more abilities, and thus forcing you to buy once again. Our so called 'Human footprint' is insanely disgusting and depressing, piles upon piles of the same plastic... so redundant, so wasteful.
All we need in life is a container for eating food from, a utensil for eating it with, adequate shelter; and a mass of worldly entertaining open minded influence rich people to share information and experiences, and a good source of scientifically proven documentation with continued theories and ideas; not the millions of closed minded, uncultured, elitist, media influenced, bubble-secured, unworldly, uninteresting, counter-evolving; mass we see in today's society. It is almost like TV is a persona-template, it has enough influence to place a pre-set personality template upon a vast number of victims.
I'm not saying technology is bad, im just saying its more powerful than what we think in certain situations.
And celebs, its understandable that we idolize them, we see them everyday; probably more than most of our own friends, our brain thinks we know these celebs so well that it considers them closer than our friends. My brain thinks Edward Norton is my friend, but i'm sure he really wont give a shit about me; he may not even be as smart as how he portays himself, its a massive act. Celebs have the same recognition as what ancient gods had back in roman times, back then the tales were told frequently to spread the influence to keep the neural pathway stuck in our minds. Today all we need to do is turn on the TV, some celebs most probably believe they are god-like with magical charisma. We are all weak minded fools, but that is because our brains all essentially function the same way.
In saying all this, i am a victim to society as well, I'm stuck in a job unable to will myself to just let go and leave to another country. There are many influences stopping me. Family, expensive visas/fees restricting freedom, fear of the unknown through media influence.
I am disgruntled, after working all day taking mundane ph calls, all I want to do is talk to people about interesting things - anything really, just to be influenced by someone else's interesting day/information etc. When I get home, not many people are able to do this, they're all being entertained by other mediums... It's frustrating me; I'm feeling very alone. Most likley because when i get home from my nightshift everyone is asleep, but meh.
end of emotional/mental vomit.
I, and accomplices, could fake a hostage situation to get prime-time media coverage. I could pose as a hostage victim who gets let go by the bad guys after a week under extreme conditions, then go on prime-time TV and rant about society, and at the end plee for everyone to turn their TVs off
I would rant something along the lines of this:
Our brains simply read data and output data, we are open slates for influences, even if we try to not be influenced, we are being influenced.
if all we consist of are influences of one another then why do we let media influence our simple brains with the so-called truth. Our brains are accustomed to using our senses to feed in real information, through evolution we rely on this. Technology can easily manipulate us, without our brains realizing what is going on.
A simple test is to try working fulltime, even at a job you enjoy, without buying things you want. There are so many influences in our life that effect what we buy, we work jobs we don't like to buy crap we don't need; only to get over the fact that we are working a job we don't like. Everything tells us we need to buy things to fit into society, to gain perspective I think everyone should live for a time in a different country, be influenced by their culture (preferable not a country that has been influenced by the west... so practically impossible to find, even most third world countries simply show the other side of our society; it's linked, just the balance is tilted to one end)
Advertising especially is bombarded in our faces, it is inescapable, even if you restrict your media influences it's on buildings/busses/GiantBanners they're even putting it on elevator doors now. Certain groups use this factor to produce items that don't last, and deliberately reduce the functionality so that each model up can slowly allow for more abilities, and thus forcing you to buy once again. Our so called 'Human footprint' is insanely disgusting and depressing, piles upon piles of the same plastic... so redundant, so wasteful.
All we need in life is a container for eating food from, a utensil for eating it with, adequate shelter; and a mass of worldly entertaining open minded influence rich people to share information and experiences, and a good source of scientifically proven documentation with continued theories and ideas; not the millions of closed minded, uncultured, elitist, media influenced, bubble-secured, unworldly, uninteresting, counter-evolving; mass we see in today's society. It is almost like TV is a persona-template, it has enough influence to place a pre-set personality template upon a vast number of victims.
I'm not saying technology is bad, im just saying its more powerful than what we think in certain situations.
And celebs, its understandable that we idolize them, we see them everyday; probably more than most of our own friends, our brain thinks we know these celebs so well that it considers them closer than our friends. My brain thinks Edward Norton is my friend, but i'm sure he really wont give a shit about me; he may not even be as smart as how he portays himself, its a massive act. Celebs have the same recognition as what ancient gods had back in roman times, back then the tales were told frequently to spread the influence to keep the neural pathway stuck in our minds. Today all we need to do is turn on the TV, some celebs most probably believe they are god-like with magical charisma. We are all weak minded fools, but that is because our brains all essentially function the same way.
In saying all this, i am a victim to society as well, I'm stuck in a job unable to will myself to just let go and leave to another country. There are many influences stopping me. Family, expensive visas/fees restricting freedom, fear of the unknown through media influence.
I am disgruntled, after working all day taking mundane ph calls, all I want to do is talk to people about interesting things - anything really, just to be influenced by someone else's interesting day/information etc. When I get home, not many people are able to do this, they're all being entertained by other mediums... It's frustrating me; I'm feeling very alone. Most likley because when i get home from my nightshift everyone is asleep, but meh.
end of emotional/mental vomit.