Luddite Article Response
By Giania • May 25th, 2006 at 8:11 pm • Category: Fnord| Hot: |  |  | | | |
Wired’s “The Luddite” calls it like it is sometimes.
And I have to admit to being guilty of being too self-absorbed. To irritated and disillusioned (or just dillusional in general?) to be truely “angry” enough to do the right thing. The right thing being: get up in the faces of those that are falling LEAGUES short of their duty.
For the record though, I have never been fleeced by the amoral fluff that occupies prime time television. Paris Hilton will eventually develop a life-ending sexual disease and that will be that. If anything, that situation and any subsequent press coverage of her dealing with that eventuality would actually bring some light to the fact that living such a lifestyle actually does have negative consequences. The consequences for fucking everything that moves – as well as some things that don’t – are largely glossed over from what I can tell.
As for the government and the press? The phrase “fear and loathing” comes to mind. The dry, practical-yet-personal approach of Dr. Thompson is something that seems rather lacking during these times of crisis. I am sinking my teeth into Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72, and I can safely say the similarities are already astounding.
So what is it going to take, I wonder, to motivate the people like me to do something? Besides of course this armchair punditry. What have others been doing? I’m curious. I don’t always keep track of the socio-political activities of my friends, but it’s still good to know that someone cares enough to do something.
Talk to me, people.
