Comments on: rick astley: unplugged http://chr.emptyafternoon.com/2008/05/12/rick-astley-unplugged/ Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:26:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: admin http://chr.emptyafternoon.com/2008/05/12/rick-astley-unplugged/comment-page-1/#comment-8 admin Mon, 19 May 2008 17:28:32 +0000 http://chr.emptyafternoon.com/?p=4#comment-8 Yea, I see your point. But kids these days do on a higher frequency, because their social lives are completely intertwined with "networking" via technology. i.e. the idea that kids now aren't playing outside not because they hate the outside, but because "playing outside" used to be their social space to interact with their friends -- now that space exists in their bedrooms on a computer. "It rained this weekend" is the same now as "My internet was down." If a large portion of their time for socialization exists on the computer, you can bet these sorts of memes get passed around a lot more quickly (and probably inevitably -- especially when you consider things like the linkology of blogs). But yea, especially as the internet grows, it's probably going to be possible to avoid these mass-memes and for everything to be divided in spaces of interaction/social groups. Yea, I see your point. But kids these days do on a higher frequency, because their social lives are completely intertwined with “networking” via technology. i.e. the idea that kids now aren’t playing outside not because they hate the outside, but because “playing outside” used to be their social space to interact with their friends — now that space exists in their bedrooms on a computer. “It rained this weekend” is the same now as “My internet was down.”
If a large portion of their time for socialization exists on the computer, you can bet these sorts of memes get passed around a lot more quickly (and probably inevitably — especially when you consider things like the linkology of blogs).

But yea, especially as the internet grows, it’s probably going to be possible to avoid these mass-memes and for everything to be divided in spaces of interaction/social groups.

]]> By: Freshview http://chr.emptyafternoon.com/2008/05/12/rick-astley-unplugged/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Freshview Sun, 18 May 2008 20:39:55 +0000 http://chr.emptyafternoon.com/?p=4#comment-7 You probably shouldn't assume that our entire generation is internet savvy. Because that's very far from the truth. I'd say the vast, vast majority of people our age have no idea what you're referring to with this post. You probably shouldn’t assume that our entire generation is internet savvy. Because that’s very far from the truth. I’d say the vast, vast majority of people our age have no idea what you’re referring to with this post.

]]> By: TinieBop http://chr.emptyafternoon.com/2008/05/12/rick-astley-unplugged/comment-page-1/#comment-6 TinieBop Sat, 17 May 2008 16:08:18 +0000 http://chr.emptyafternoon.com/?p=4#comment-6 I had completely 100% forgotten about this(which doesn't happen too often to me), and so this led to a REdiscovery of the vid. It was odd because I immediately started to feel nostalgia for something that I had originally discovered only a few month(/weeks??) before. It's all very strange if you ask me. I had completely 100% forgotten about this(which doesn’t happen too often to me), and so this led to a REdiscovery of the vid. It was odd because I immediately started to feel nostalgia for something that I had originally discovered only a few month(/weeks??) before.

It’s all very strange if you ask me.

]]> By: Lackey http://chr.emptyafternoon.com/2008/05/12/rick-astley-unplugged/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Lackey Tue, 13 May 2008 22:13:22 +0000 http://chr.emptyafternoon.com/?p=4#comment-4 If you haven't seen it, there's a an interview with Rick Astley where he seems pretty amused by the whole affair. If you haven’t seen it, there’s a an interview with Rick Astley where he seems pretty amused by the whole affair.

]]> By: inspirationdate http://chr.emptyafternoon.com/2008/05/12/rick-astley-unplugged/comment-page-1/#comment-3 inspirationdate Tue, 13 May 2008 03:15:29 +0000 http://chr.emptyafternoon.com/?p=4#comment-3 heh, i just pray our generation is able to keep up because we landed on the right side of the internet wave. i suppose falling behind is inevitable though. i'm already completely far gone when it comes to pop culture. friggin kids and their sideways hats. heh, i just pray our generation is able to keep up because we landed on the right side of the internet wave. i suppose falling behind is inevitable though. i’m already completely far gone when it comes to pop culture. friggin kids and their sideways hats.

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