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Why Do People Make Reaction Videos?

October 14, 2018

Society

experience, feelings, friends, life, reaction video, society

Go to YouTube and type “Reaction Video” in the search box. Alternatively, make it specific and type “reaction video” plus the name of your favorite band. Or your favorite basketball player. Or the trailer of a movie you like. You’ll find tons (depending on the popularity of the topic) of what is known as a reaction video. That is, a video of a person’s reaction watching another video. But why do people make reaction videos?

More importantly, what does making a reaction video tell us about society?

reaction videos
Reaction videos are a form of societal interaction
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Crowdfunding vs Paying Taxes

September 12, 2018

Society

crowdfunding, responsibility, society, taxes, trust

Some months ago I wrote an article about the value of public healthcare. I mentioned how “it’s the taxes, stupid” that pay for it. That is, for things you – yes, you! – could need one day. It’s too “socialist” to do that, though, yes! And so, since states don’t take care of their people, we have crowdfunding. People feel much better about crowdfunding vs paying taxes, which is baffling, as we will see in this article.

Crowdfunding vs paying taxes
You refuse to pay taxes, yet you spend more on crowdfunding?
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Elitism Is Mediocrity: Two Sides of the Same Coin

August 2, 2018

Society

change, elitism, idiocy, ignorance, injustice, mediocrity, meritocracy, social masses, society

Long-term readers of this blog will recognize that one of its themes is mediocrity. Perhaps the world has always been like that, but the digital revolution has exacerbated the problem. People become more self-centered (more idiotai in other words), and focus not on the long-term collective good but on temporary, meaningless personal gain. Some might think that, in such a context, being “elite” is the counterbalance. But just as “ham” and “hammock” are two vastly different things, so is being elite and being elitist. Elitism is mediocrity. It’s simply a different aspect of the same thing.

elitism is mediocrity
Elitism is mediocrity, only in a fancier package
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