December 2020 – luxorator

December 30, 2020

Monocultural Hybridization

In the article “Can Monoculture Survive the Algorithm?,” published in Vox, author Kyle Chayka outlines two opposing concerns in the mass culture of entertainment. On one hand, digital streaming has resulted in a reduction of society’s ability to connect and relate through entertainment. The author states “The fear is that we exist in a fragmented…

Random Musings, University

algorithms, cultural fragmentation, cultural imperialism, culture, globalization, homogenization, mass media, media consumption, media streaming, monoculture, society, sociology, technology
December 21, 2020

The Ineffectiveness of Online Advocacy

In the article “The Problem With Social-Media Protests,” published in The Atlantic, author Antonia Malchick argues that online social movements are likely to experience faster burnout and result in less actual policy change than in-person activism. Before the internet increased the speed at which information travels, it’s claimed, advocacy in general was slower growing, but…

Political Musings, University

activism, advocacy, cyber risks, disinformation, internet, online terrorism, protests, social media, sociology, technology
December 15, 2020

2020

The title of this post. Enough said. In actuality, there are not enough words in all the tongues of the ages to describe the complexity of our collective experience this past year. We’ve witnessed a pandemic of globally disruptive proportions, political polarization, a hastening of economic stratification, and an overall fragmentation of social cohesion. The…

Random Musings, Site Updates, Spiritual Musings

2020, COVID-19, polarization, society, spirituality, unity, update

Month: December 2020

Monocultural Hybridization

The Ineffectiveness of Online Advocacy

2020