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POPSThe economics of modernity (one of my favorite clips ever) I really love this clip. Speaks to the rat race so many of us live in...trying to make enough money to buy ipods, laptops, cars, clothing, jewelry and all sorts of other things that we don't necessarily need and that don't truly make us happy. The irony is that the toll it takes on us is probably damaging to our well being, both physically and emotionally.
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POPSThe truest statement about twitter i've heard
The sentence above has me thinking that perhaps twitter has tapped into a couple of things that are much bigger than i ever considered. Whether you like, hate or love twitter, you can't help but marvel at how important its become to our culture in such a short period of time. And you probably have found yourself thinking about why that is. I know i do. Well, here's a thought. Perhaps twitter is a place of salvation from a world that otherwise feels like it's swallowing up the little guy. Over the past decade, people have begun to feel extreme levels of skepticism and resentment towards corporate america and politicians. An overall feeling that the system is tilted against the little guy has become pervasive and people have become fed up. What better than to find a place where we can tune out whoever we want, only hear from people we allow in (i.e. follow) and talk about whatever we feel like with those who care about what we have to say. On twitter, you truly are the maste