"You know your satire has fallen flat on its face when the person you're trying to critique not only remains unaffected but uses it to further their own agenda."
Reminded me of the origin and subsequent story of Monopoly, the board game. :)
Read the whole post, nicely written. I enjoyed it and at the end saw a link follow me on twitter. At that exact moment I laughed. You finally fulfilled the whole purpose of this blog post.
You perfectly encapsulated how meme culture drowns critique. Maybe it's the capitalist side of the internet that absorbs its own criticism. Anyhow, this was a great read. Glad to have come across your work!
Sharing a quote from Brain Pickings, about cynicism and sincerity that this piece reminded me of and made me want to revisit:
"Like all forms of destruction, cynicism is infinitely easier and lazier than construction. There is nothing more difficult yet more gratifying in our society than living with sincerity and acting from a place of largehearted, constructive, rational faith in the human spirit, continually bending toward growth and betterment. This remains the most potent antidote to cynicism. Today, especially, it is an act of courage and resistance."
"You know your satire has fallen flat on its face when the person you're trying to critique not only remains unaffected but uses it to further their own agenda."
Reminded me of the origin and subsequent story of Monopoly, the board game. :)
Welcome back! Hoping to read more from you soon.
thank you, feels good to be back
Read the whole post, nicely written. I enjoyed it and at the end saw a link follow me on twitter. At that exact moment I laughed. You finally fulfilled the whole purpose of this blog post.
You perfectly encapsulated how meme culture drowns critique. Maybe it's the capitalist side of the internet that absorbs its own criticism. Anyhow, this was a great read. Glad to have come across your work!
Thanks for writing this !
Sharing a quote from Brain Pickings, about cynicism and sincerity that this piece reminded me of and made me want to revisit:
"Like all forms of destruction, cynicism is infinitely easier and lazier than construction. There is nothing more difficult yet more gratifying in our society than living with sincerity and acting from a place of largehearted, constructive, rational faith in the human spirit, continually bending toward growth and betterment. This remains the most potent antidote to cynicism. Today, especially, it is an act of courage and resistance."
https://www.themarginalian.org/2024/10/22/marginalian-18/
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