Comments for gnovis

Comment on Lana Del Rey N’est Pas Une Pipe by Andy

Andy — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:43:00 +0000

Excellent post.

Comment on Why I might no longer be a vegetarian by Hanna Woodburn

Hanna Woodburn — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:47:00 +0000

Thanks for reading! I appreciate your feedback.

I do, however, disagree with your comment that a decision to eat some meat is not a conscious decision given the status quo of living in an industrialized country. It might be for many people but it certainly, as this article attests to, was not for me. And, believe me, as a vegetarian for over a decade I can tell you all of the reasons for not eating meat. Environmental concerns were perhaps the least motivating for me.

Also, I agree that while there are flaws in GOOD’s argument, I wouldn’t consider it a fallacy. There are shortcomings in all related arguments about food miles, carbon footprints, etc. I consume less dairy products now that I (very) occasionally consume chicken.

I am sorry that you think that doing something “normal” should be not explained, but I don’t think that we learned to eat in the manner that I advocate for and I believe therein lies the value of having conversations about our agricultural system.

Comment on Our Exceptional Age of Technology? by Chagai Mendelson

Chagai Mendelson — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:11:00 +0000

It’s amazing how an old photo can trigger such an “avalanche” of thoughts. Very interesting article!

Comment on Why I might no longer be a vegetarian by Pouyan

Pouyan — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:23:00 +0000

Deciding to be a vegetarian is a conscious decision, not the choice of not being one! Living in industrial countries imposes meat-eating. There are many reasons not to eat meat: breaking out of violence cycle (as it is in Hindu beliefs), not supporting factory farming, just to name a few. Being a vegetarian is not solely based on environmental concerns.

Arguments like “A serving of chicken has a lower carbon impact than a serving of hard cheese.” [good.is] are taken out of context, thus posing a fallacy. A meat-eater consumes meat “in addition” to dairy products, so he causes a bigger carbon footprint, than those who only eat “hard cheese”.

If one does something, which is considered as being “normal” there is no need to explain it anyway. We have learned it this way and we do it this way. Explaining it neither changes it, nor reinforces its already established position in the society.

Comment on Brian Eno Wrote Every Song I Listen To by Ariel

Ariel — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:15:00 +0000

What’s Brian Eno up to these days? Oh, not much, just composing musical algorithms for the world’s longest running clock. This clock, built to run for ten thousand years, is inventor Danny Hillis’s way of reminding the world that, in order to succeed into the future, we need to have a “long view” of the future. Eno is charged with the task of composing the melodies so that the chime will never repeat itself, for as long as the clock shall chime…

http://longnow.org/clock/

Comment on The Euro Crisis by John Rand

John Rand — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:59:00 +0000

This is a very timely blog and the author is to be congratulated for bringing this issue up. However, I was not entirely clear what is the link between cities, currencies and economic development. We are also told at the end that the Euro is in crisis and if a monetary union is to be pursued further it will crush countries into the ground. Well, these are very complex issues that cannot be fully understood without a proper reference to history. The argument is not so much about currency and economics but about political economy and history of Europe. It would be good if in future authors who venture into this territory do their research first to avoid rehashing ill-substantiated newspaper stories as blogs on communication platforms. Communication students have an obligation to interrogate taken for granted views and to dispel half truths.

Comment on Disaccord within HitRECord by Rainey

Rainey — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:26:00 +0000

Interesting podcast. I do want to point out that it’s RegularJoe, not OrdinaryJoe. Perhaps it’s small-minded of me, but I kept thinking to myself, “How well did this woman really research hitRECord if she doesn’t even know that RegularJoe is RegularJoe?”

Comment on ‘The End of Mass Media’? A Doubtful Proposition by Josh Hubanks

Josh Hubanks — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:46:00 +0000

Anonymous–

You are absolutely right. Thanks so much for pointing that out!

-Josh

Comment on Gold for the Cultural Olympiad? by Maryz

Maryz — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:33:00 +0000

This is a fresh and timely look at a subject that brings together a number of relevant topics.
Culture,can indeed be celebrated for what it is,and for its potential to stimulate creativity.The quest for gold is both personal and collective,but in either case it si important to celebrate the effort as much as the outcome.

Comment on Organic Creation by Brendan Kirwin

Brendan Kirwin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:59:00 +0000

Very interesting post, Hannah. It got me thinking a lot about re-appropriation and remix culture in general.

I agree that this may be the “Age of Curation” but haven’t we always defined ourselves by what we consume? Since marketers realized that their customers could be the billboards, all they had to do was convince them that the product was necessary for their lifestyle, advertising has been about the lifestyle that the product supports not the product itself. In terms of Tumblr, the consumption is mainly cultural. How is this different from wearing the t-shirt of a band we really like?

I’m confused about Cole Sletten’s call for people to “actually create things.” Isn’t that what everybody is already doing? 48 hours of Youtube content is uploaded every hour by people who less than a decade ago may have never picked up a video camera because the equipment wasn’t available. What about Etsy? Flickr? Blogs? I just don’t see the “crisis”