The ability to express yourself through social media is not new. And to fight to become Internet famous.
And Gwen Bell asks some great questions on the topic of Internet Famous at what price?. All of which reminded me of this.
“The role of prizefighters, surgeons, violinists, and policemen are cases in point. These activities allow for so much dramatic self-expression that exemplary practitioners – whether real or fictional – become famous and are given a special place in the commercially organized fantasies of the nation.”
- Irving Goffman, The Presentation of Self, Pg 31
Personally, I think the social media thing, and I'm really talking about Twitter here, really cheapens communication to the point of total irrelevancy. I can't imagine someone getting famous through social media networks unless they've actually done something of real-world worth…
Posted on December 29, 2009 at 2:54 pm.