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Litespeed, bender,
Thanks for the thoughtful input...
I believe, in general, that by questioning the things before our eyes, we have a better chance of understanding the things that lie right behind our eyes.
I am a media critic because I think it's what each one of us needs to be. That's pretty much my position here.
There are a lot of interesting ideas bender raises and many of them are the kind of thing one gets to discuss in Media Studies classes.
I like the image of the flashing lights and repeated messages that he raises. The first Homa Sapiens were involved in just such rituals when, in the caves of Lascaux, their elders and wise men initiated them into the secrets of life and the hunt. Inside those caves the flickering firelight played against the first public media spectacles - the cave paintings of bison, hunters, prey, and the symbols of their thought. The repetetition of chants and songs must have created something like a cinematic experience.
Public spectacles involve and engage citizens and are effective in getting people to tow the cultural line. This has ever been true...
There are many ways to look at all this.
It's cool to read various responses to this thread.
Thanks!
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