The illustrations are great. And, I learned a new word:
preternaturally - in a supernatural manner
We Like You So Much and Want to Know You Better
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#32Perfect. A much friendlier, much more social, much more corporate 1984. (Another heartbreaking work of staggering genius?) edit: Yes, it's pretty transparently a reference to Google. Zings sound more like tweets, though. And monitoring everything has turned out to be primarily the NSA's job, but I guess he finished the book before that scandal came to real light.
Or maybe A Brave New World. Neil Postman compares them: http://www.prosebeforehos.com/image-of-the-day/08/24/huxley-...
I find it richly ironic when that comic gets posted on these blog networks. Hint: look at the rest of the web page.
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#33There are some accusations that the plot of this adaptation are very similar to a real memoir published by Kate Losse: https://medium.com/p/bf1a7c77873b
I fail to see the connection between ripping off work and societal privilege as a young, white male. It's plausible, I admit. But much more likely, to me, is just artistic exploitation 101 (if it turns out he did borrow a lot from her story). She has a specific problem with Eggers getting away with it. She would too if her article was published in the NY Times. She seems to be playing identity politics in a situation…
Her claim that "“don’t ask for permission” is a dangerously rapey lesson to teach young men" is rather bizarre, given that the expression is attributed to Grace Hopper (specifically "It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission." http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper) It's extra ironic that Kate Losse complains that the work of women in computer science is ignored and erased, while not recognizing the contribution of Admiral Hopper.
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#34Wow, I could never write this well in a million years, but as I was reading, I couldn't help but feel that this was a blog post that I've been wanting to write for a while. Without going on a rant and hi-jacking this thread, replacing "Participation Rank" with "consumption of beer/alcohol", "gathering" with "late night beer party", "Dad had a seizure" with "Mom was very sick", "kayak" with "badminton", "profile" with…
Please do and report back if you have a chance, it sounds like it will be a good one and I'd love to read it.
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#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
I fail to see the connection between ripping off work and societal privilege as a young, white male. It's plausible, I admit. But much more likely, to me, is just artistic exploitation 101 (if it turns out he did borrow a lot from her story). She has a specific problem with Eggers getting away with it. She would too if her article was published in the NY Times. She seems to be playing identity politics in a situation…
Her claim that "“don’t ask for permission” is a dangerously rapey lesson to teach young men" is rather bizarre, given that the expression is attributed to Grace Hopper (specifically "It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission." http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper ) It's extra ironic that Kate Losse complains that the work of women in computer science is ignored and erased, while not recognizing…
The only way feminism can perpetuate itself is by convincing everyone women are powerless.
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#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
It seems to be a subtle critique of Google. I read it as Circle = Google, ad business where Mae works = AdWords, tablets = Android, zings = tweets / Google+ shares, new camera = Google Glass.
You don't even have to work for a social media company to see the "community building" pressure; any modern, web-friendly, "agile" firm is trying to get its employees to invest themselves into the company. If you are part of the community, its harder to switch jobs.
If you write or know of a blog post about this, I would be interested in reading it.
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#38Good grief. What an awful placement for a Flash ad. The 'x' button is inaccessible, presumably because it got accidentally layered behind the masthead.
adblock?
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#39I'm a employee of a large tech company that's being parodied here, and I found this really disconcerting. The scenes with the boss and HR are completely different to my experience. No one cares what I do at the weekend. No one cares about my social media presence. No one cares if I use the company's products or not. A few clear examples: one of my grandparents passed away, and the company was as supportive as possibl…
Exaggerating reveals the point. That is the satirical technique in action. And this is about poking fun at a) the enthusiastic self regard that many tech companies have for their "culture" and b) the notion of the unlimited benefits of self-surveillance, which is a value social networking has explicitly and implicitly promoted.
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#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
You don't even have to work for a social media company to see the "community building" pressure; any modern, web-friendly, "agile" firm is trying to get its employees to invest themselves into the company. If you are part of the community, its harder to switch jobs.
If you write or know of a blog post about this, I would be interested in reading it.
exactly