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    1. dc40015740 16 Oct 2022
      andtheiradultlives.Likewise,thestoriesandmythsofourreligionsandnationalhistoriespreserveandpromotecertainvaluesovertime.That’sonereasoncivilizationsandtheirvaluescanpersistovercenturies.Thecraftoffuturism—howeverwellintentioned—almostalwayscomeswithanagenda.ForthosewhowerealreadyfamiliarwiththeInternet,thefirstissuesofWiredmagazineseemedglaringlyobviousintheirunderlyingpurposetomarrythevaluesofthenetwiththoseofthefreemarket.Themanyfuturistswhoemergedinthelate1990ssimplycouldn’thelpbutpredictfuturesinwhichthemostimportantspecialiststohavearoundwouldbe—youguessedit—futurists.

      Bill Joy's article in Wired -Why the Future Doesn't need us 2000. He saw the dangers that GNR held - other futurists wouldn't/didn't want to acknowledge these dangers.

    2. dc40015740 16 Oct 2022
      Sheexplainedthathergenerationwasidealisticenoughtowanttohelpfixtheworld,butthattheyhadbeen“traumatizedby9/11andnowwe’reincapableofaccessingthegreaterhumanprojects.”Somehow,shefelt,thetragedyhaddisconnectedhergenerationfromasenseofhistoryandpurpose,andthatthey“neededtoconnectwithpeoplefrombeforethatbreakinthestoryinordertogetbackontrack.”

      9/11 - the unthinkable; the unnarratable happened - a story we never believed we would experience became a reality.

    3. dc40015740 12 Oct 2022
      Whilenotallvideogameswrestledirectlywithissuesofnarrativity,theyallmustcontendwithaudiencememberswhohavethefreedomtomaketheirown,differingchoicesoverthecourseofthegame.

      Video gaming - networks - different choices - new possibilities - rhizomatic?

    4. dc40015740 12 Oct 2022
      Tobesure,theriseofcitizenjournalismbringsusinformationthatthemainstreammedialackseitherthebudgetfororfortitudetocover.InitialreportsofdamageduringHurricaneKatrinacamefrombloggersandamateurvideographers.However,thesereportsalsoinflatedbodycountsandspreadrumorsaboutrapeandviolenceintheSuperdomethatwerelaterrevealednottohaveoccurred

      Everyone thinks they can write the news - bloggers. We still need professional journalists even though they do sensationalize at times. The possibility exists of amateur writers causing panic by getting the situation wrong.

    5. dc40015740 12 Oct 2022
      OurnewsnetworksandInternetfeedscompoundthesenseofcrisisbyamplifyingonlythemostsensationalandnegativeevents,whichgarnerthehighestratingsandclick-throughs,generatingstillmoreofthesame.Yes,thenewshasalwaysbeendominatedbydarknessanddisaster;newspaperswithadeadbodyonthecoverpagesellbetterthanthoseannouncingasuccessfulflowershow

      The news has become intrusive. You can no longer get away from it. It doesn't matter where you are it is there. Sensationalism causes panic and anxiety. The shock factor seems to dominate now ie the showing of dead bodies or blood soaked clothing/shoes in an accident.

    6. dc40015740 12 Oct 2022
      Daringquicklyovertakeswhatusedtobeskill.In“planking”photosandvideos,participantsseektostayfrozeninahorizontalplankpositionastheybalanceonaflagpole,overacliff,orontopofasleepingtiger.For“choking”videos,youngpeoplestrangleoneanothertothepointofcollapseand,sometimes,deat

      Enjoyment gained by viewers from watching videos of things going wrong in extreme sports - ghoulish.

    7. dc40015740 12 Oct 2022
      Baseball,meanwhile,founditspowerinhometownloyaltyandAmericanspirit.ThiswasAmerica’spastime,afterall.Butasthegenericpowerofcashovertakesthesport,teamsendupmovingfromcitytocity,fromhistoricstadiumstoonesnamedaftercorporations,whileplayers—freeagents—followthemoney.Playerstodayrarelycomefromthecitieswheretheyplay,makingtraditionalhometown-heronarrativesimpossibletosustain.

      No longer local players on football teams in the UK. All about how much money the owners can sell players for. Players more interested in their own image and personal profile than playing the sport.

    8. dc40015740 12 Oct 2022
      Thisaccountsforthedownwardspiralintelevisionprogrammingtowardthekindofpain,humiliation,andpersonaltragedythatcreatesthemostimmediatesensationfortheviewer.Whatimagesandideascanstopthechannelsurferinhistracks?Theextentofthehorroronscreenislimitedonlybytheaudience’scapacitytotoleratetheshameofitsowncomplicity

      Reality TV - is it a form of exposure to the public that can be beneficial or is it purely low budget/embarrassing/shameful and sometimes voyeuristic trash; albeit making the TV companies money.

    9. dc40015740 12 Oct 2022
      theshowisnotaboutcreatingsatisfyingresolutions,butratheraboutkeepingtheadventurealiveandasmanythreadsgoingaspossible.Thereisplot—therearemanyplots—butthereisnooverarchingstory,noend.Therearesomanyplots,infact,thatanendingtyingeverythingupseemsinconceivable,evenbesidethepoin

      TV series have changed from a single plot to many plots all happening simultaneously. The viewer has to join the dots and work out for themselves exactly what is going on - Game of Thrones.

    10. dc40015740 12 Oct 2022
      Takenoteofyourselfasyouoperatearemotecontrol.Youdon’tclickthechannelbuttonbecauseyouarebored,butbecauseyouaremad:Someoneyoudon’ttrustisattemptingtomakeyouanxious.Youunderstandthatitisanadvertisertryingtomakeyoufeelbadaboutyourhair(orlackofit),yourrelationship,oryourcurrentSSRImedication,andyouclickawayinanger.Oryousimplyrefusetobedraggedstillfurtherintoacomedyordramawhentheprotagonistmakesjusttoomanypoordecisions.Yourtoleranceforhiscomplicationsgoesdownasyourabilitytoescapebecomesincreasinglyeasy

      TV no longer able to manipulate its audience; the ability to move from channel to channel remotely altered the power structure.

    11. dc40015740 12 Oct 2022
      Companiesspentmoremoneyandenergyonscenarioplanningthanonbasiccompetency.Theyhiredconsultants(sometimesmediatheorists,likeme)togivethem“mile-highviews”ontheirindustries.Thehigheruptheycouldgo,theyimagined,thefartheraheadtheycouldsee.OnetechnologycompanyIspokewithwasusingresearchandspeculationo

      The five year plan: Companies implemented changes based on where they would be in five years.

    12. dc40015740 12 Oct 2022
      Thenewinventionsandphenomenathatwerepoppingupallaroundusjustdidn’tfitintothestorieswewereusingtounderstandourcircumstances

      How can we communicate about things we have not previously experienced? Such rapid changes caused insecurity/fear.

    13. dc40015740 12 Oct 2022
      Asaresult,everythingandeveryonewasleaningtowardthefuture.Weweren’tlookingforwardtoanythinginparticularsomuchasweweresimplylookingforward

      Looking forward to better times; tends to bring discontentment with the present. Always looking for better things on the horizon but without looking to the future how do we build our lives? The changes from the 1960's onwards were massive and occurred in both social and economic areas. Many people were unable/unwilling to accept these changes to their lives. I think this is even more the case in the current period.

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    2. dc40015740 11 Oct 2022

      Everyone thinks they can write the news - bloggers. We still need professional journalists even though they do sensationalize at times. The possibility exists of amateur writers causing panic by getting the situation wrong.

    3. dc40015740 11 Oct 2022

      The news has become intrusive. You can no longer get away from it. It doesn't matter where you are it is there. Sensationalism causes panic and anxiety. The shock factor seems to dominate now ie the showing of dead bodies or blood soaked clothing/shoes in an accident.

    6. dc40015740 11 Oct 2022

      Reality TV - is it a form of exposure to the public that can be beneficial or is it purely low budget/embarrassing/shameful and sometimes voyeuristic trash; albeit making the TV companies money.

    7. dc40015740 11 Oct 2022

      TV series have changed from a single plot to many plots all happening simultaneously. The viewer has to join the dots and work out for themselves exactly what is going on - Game of Thrones.

    8. dc40015740 11 Oct 2022

      A frame within a frame. Characters watch programmes and viewers become one of the characters watching with them. No longer programmes with a story; just satirical comments made by the characters about other programmes or special effects etc.

    13. dc40015740 11 Oct 2022

      The changes from the 1960's onwards were massive and occurred in both social and economic areas. Many people were unable/unwilling to accept these changes to their lives. I think this is even more the case in the current period.

    14. dc40015740 11 Oct 2022

      Looking forward to better times; tends to bring discontentment with the present. Always looking for better things on the horizon but without looking to the future how do we build our lives?

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