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In the New Yorker...
Front-Ranger:
I wouldn't call "The Virologist" techy at all. It's more sociology or psychology, definitely of the pop variety. Emerson's company uses memes and clickbait to drive people to social media and sites. They try to maximize eyeballs to sell ads, much the way television did way back when.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on January 08, 2015, 10:17:51 am ---I'll at least give the Armenian article a go. :-\
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Actually, I'm finding this article fascinating. It personalizes a history that I know very little about, and probably most Americans know even less.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on January 08, 2015, 10:17:51 am ---You're welcome! The more I think about it, the surer I am that it was you who explained meme.
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I was being sarcastic, referring to the part where I (or somebody) went to all the trouble to explain it, only to have you claim not to care if you understand it or not. :-X ;)
--- Quote ---"The Virologist" was too tech-y for my taste, too, but it was one of those things that I felt I should read because even if I don't do lots of tech-y things, I think it's a good idea to know something about what's going on in the tech-o-sphere.
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You could start with knowing what a meme is.
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on January 08, 2015, 01:58:15 pm ---I wouldn't call "The Virologist" techy at all. It's more sociology or psychology, definitely of the pop variety. Emerson's company uses memes and clickbait to drive people to social media and sites. They try to maximize eyeballs to sell ads, much the way television did way back when.
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Well, I already totally get that people do all of those things online. None of that is the least bit surprising to me at this point, and I feel like I have a pretty good grasp of not only its psychology but its economics. What it looked like the article did was explain the technical aspects to doing those things, which I don't care about learning.
However, it's quite possible I got the wrong impression. I did flip through it quite quickly.
In the latest edition (black cover) I'm reading Malcolm Gladwell's review of Stephen Brill's book about the creation of the ADA. Gladwell is not a huge fan of the book, and I'll have to say his review is measured and smart and even at times hilarious without seeming overly snarky.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on January 08, 2015, 08:36:05 pm ---I was being sarcastic, referring to the part where I (or somebody) went to all the trouble to explain it, only to have you claim not to care if you understand it or not. :-X ;)
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I didn't say I didn't care. I said not understanding it didn't bother me. ;)
--- Quote ---You could start with knowing what a meme is.
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Ha. Ha. Might do you some good to read about the Armenian genocide, too. ;)
--- Quote ---Well, I already totally get that people do all of those things online. None of that is the least bit surprising to me at this point, and I feel like I have a pretty good grasp of not only its psychology but its economics. What it looked like the article did was explain the technical aspects to doing those things, which I don't care about learning.
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But I'm supposed to care what a meme is? :laugh:
Jeff Wrangler:
It looked to me as if there wasn't anything in the January 12 issue that I was interested in reading, but, fortunately, I'm enjoying Adam Gopnik's article on the sociologist Howard Becker.
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