tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post48367863821773217..comments2023-10-22T13:29:51.766+02:00Comments on The stuffed Yammob: The sadly not so naughty noughties.Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06835095269839169484noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-71267856375142358642009-07-04T21:30:38.857+02:002009-07-04T21:30:38.857+02:00The media has changed massively because of the int...The media has changed massively because of the internet but I think it's less about a broadening of choices and more about availabilty of knowledge and a platform anyone has access too. The media itself has to take as much responsibility as the internet Pop has always been pop but not as clearly transparent, that transparency means easier exploitation. The more knowledge and insight you have the easier it is to do. The public have become increasingly involved in the 'democratisation of talent' (lol) and it's limited success, theres a glut of talent spotting contests, they have gone from a small panel of expert judges to a wide panel of us, as with any democracy you get what you vote for, the people get the talent they deserve. Short lived, throwaway and easily forgettable, much like the majority of the interwebz.<br /><br />Originality and a real longevity of talent is alive and well it's just harder to find amidst the mass of crap, theres just simply so much more, the good stuff needs hunting down, you need to exercise your exploring skills to find it, your peer groups and social circle should be able to help with a quest marker or 2.<br /><br />Big shiny super bands/acts are rare and getting rarer, dinosaurs almost already, can't think of anyone, there are those more currently famous for their lifestyle than talent that have sprung up in the past 10yrs but I'm struggingly to think of anyone that could gain the media status of jacko etc who could sustain that status.... <br /><br />I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing, things change, I'm ambivalent about it tbh.Geekzorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313017286168613164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-29185810143975555422009-07-03T18:14:49.801+02:002009-07-03T18:14:49.801+02:00Ok, I read it all. It has some interesting views a...Ok, I read it all. It has some interesting views as well. Some overlapping with some of my ramblings. His post is had actually a more positive outlook on the future than yours. And as usual when you get a bit gloomy my pink glasses appear out of nowhere.<br /><br />Still I don't think we need major icons like Michael Jackson anymore. We need ...<br /><br />I don't know what we need. Hell, I barely know what I need. So how can I declare what the next generation needs.Phedrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563052105703506187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-89316308234189547332009-07-03T17:50:35.848+02:002009-07-03T17:50:35.848+02:00And Big Brother is Zemanta.And Big Brother is Zemanta.Lanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06835095269839169484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-84308232577122075002009-07-03T17:50:22.283+02:002009-07-03T17:50:22.283+02:00WHile I think you have some good points, I really,...WHile I think you have some good points, I really, really think you should have read the second article as well. You missed the best points as a result and are arguing at cross purposes as a result if you ask me :-)Lanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06835095269839169484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-59231363464053956932009-07-03T15:22:39.504+02:002009-07-03T15:22:39.504+02:00And what is that weird 1x1 pixel gif doing at the ...And what is that weird 1x1 pixel gif doing at the bottom of the post? Big brother listening in?Phedrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563052105703506187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-41873145424548748682009-07-03T11:33:21.894+02:002009-07-03T11:33:21.894+02:00Wow, did one visit to London do all that to you?
...Wow, did one visit to London do all that to you? <br /><br />The past always looks better. We have the nice habit of mostly remembering the good times. I am cherishing the past, but I don't use it as a comparison of the future or the now. <br /><br />I am not particularly interested in what anybody thinks about MJ. He made some great songs and video clips, and now he is dead. <br /><br />I didn't really read through the second article, but the internet did not destroy pop-culture. The internet destroyed 80's pop-culture. Now we have a different pop-culture. And music is not that big in it. I might not completely get it, but it is therefore not automatic worse. <br /><br />Music is a left over of 80's pop culture. I think Glastonbury this year shows how weird things are. Some of the biggest artists were Bruce Springsteen, Madness, Blur and The Specials. All bands that had their haydays 20 years ago.<br /><br />How can any teenager enjoy music if their parents are still jumping up and down with them? So they created a new pop-culture they (the parents) can't join. We (the 30+ folks) are the parents generation now. But thanks to the internet and our way of life we haven't really passed on. Which is actually really nice for us. <br /><br />The problem is that TV and movie (and even music) makers are a bit at a loss. It looks like pop-culture is broke. Maybe through the internet. But I think it is more broke because the old generation hangs on too much. <br /><br />The new pop-culture lives elsewhere. It is all shortlived junk in my eyes. Maybe it is not completely there yet. <br /><br />Reading it back, I am not sure I agree with myself. But I think I have a point regardless. <br /><br />Now turning this back to MMO's. Tobold is too WOW minded for me. But he has some point. And I like his conclusion that blog readers/writers are the unhappy bunch. There are still loads of people having fun with what they are doing. Including me. MMO makers still have mch to learn. The genre is not dead. Not dead at all. <br /><br />Pop-culture is just changing the world too fast at the moment, and nobody knows yet what they really like. I think this is great time to be in. <br /><br />Where are my shades? The future's too bright.Phedrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563052105703506187noreply@blogger.com