Do you know what's wrong about our society today?
Whale-Dolphin Hybrid Has Baby Wholphin
That's a recent news headline. Or it's something I just made up. What's wrong is that there's no way to tell just by reading the headline.
There's a GEICO commercial about a fake reality show called "Tiny House" where a couple has to live in a house where the ceilings are four feet from the floor. A network executive saw the commercial and bought the rights to the idea from them. It's coming out as a four-episode special this fall.
Or am I making that up?
What can humanity do in the face of the wholphin?
We live in a society where absurdity has permeated every aspect of our culture. Where our action heroes are our governors, today's joke is tomorrow's product, and yesterday's news is today's entertainment. Life and art are no longer imitating each other, they're humping.
My memory is poor. I have no anchor to hold onto. I find myself choosing Netflix over reflection. Some days, when my mind breaks through the static, I wish I could find the road less traveled--another choice between confused and sedated.
1 comment:
Jason you're f* up. Yes I did see that GIECO commercial, the Tiny House is an optical illusion using trick photography. The kind of illusion that is probably required learning of anyone in that industry.
Knowledge is bias because of propaganda. Propagandists use spin and are even more intelligent than the rest of the population just enough for them to twist their own ideas into facts. Knowledge of those facts should be truth but the data isn't entirely correct so knowledge of said 'facts' becomes perception and interpretation. Truth in a society where the power is behind the pen should always be subject to some kind of scrutiny anyway. People should treat news as mere entertainment until they've verified that it is indeed news through various sources. The average person is too lazy to put for the effort.
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