in response to sara :)

A few days ago I was reading some of the other blogs from my class and I came across this one:

socialist media?

Anyone can be a star.

Perhaps this is what makes some technologies so excited and terrifying. People can connect with people without any middlemen.

Those in control no longer have it, because anyone can produce professional quality recordings from their living room.

Composition for the people, music for the people, videos for the people.
Hm.


I have to say that I love this entry for many reasons. First is that it is short and to the point. Second, it is somewhat controversial in describing anything American as socialist. Part of the American Dream is that you can make it on nothing, and youtube and the internet are just extensions of that dream for everyone. However, I do find this description accurate of the trends of technology and the use of the internet today. I do not however find it to be frightening at all. Just like anything else in this reality, with new power comes new responsibility. My only hope is that humankind can find that responsibility, to each other.