InWhat We Do in the Shadows, the absurdity lies in juxtaposition: centuries-old vampires who are supposed to be powerful and intimidating are hilariously inept at navigating the mundane challenges of modern life. Their petty squabbles over household chores or attempts to fit...
In a digital age filled with memes, DMs and quick hits from trolls, its easy to forget that words actually MEAN THINGS. We get so caught up in what was once called l33tspeak, with our LOLs and J/Ks and IDFWNWFWNIDFW, that we lose sight of paying attention to what people are actual...
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“In the future, we are moving to a world where if something doesn’t have content credentials, by default you shouldn’t trust it,” Alexandru Voica, Synthesia’s head of corporate affairs and policy, told me.Voica is a prolific LinkedIn user himself, often posting videos to the ...
In the wake of the so-called assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the rallying cry of the Musk worshippers was “thank God for X, or we’d never have known the truth”. So you get memes like this… The branding is clear: Musk is the people’s billionaire, the “pick me” mogul ...
want and give love, to have freedom and security, we have learned that we are safer, stronger and more prosperous in asuccessful group. Crimes are inherently anti-social behaviours that introduce needless risk and are antithetical to the long-term needs and goals of a happy, stable society. ...
Memes are exceptional at this – but they have a half life that is very short. The hooks come and go quickly. This is why spammer content excels only in a few areas – sex, fear, greed, and curiosity. Regardless of what’s going on in society, those concerns remain clear hooks. Ent...
YouTube is the second most popular platform, with 23% of US adults routinely using it for news. A total of 15% of US adults use Twitter as their primary news source. Other social media platforms are far less likely to be a credible source of information. Around one-in-ten Americans or...
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However, this is where the fine line comes in because I love media for this exact reason. The pointlessness and lack of meaning feels like an escape or a break from any fast-paced environment. In a society where we are constantly pressured to be doing something worth while all the time,...