It’s been a rough couple of months for videogames and new media. Everything from SOPA threatening the freedom of the internet and OccupyWallStreet making a mockery of my generation, to Dr. Phil making sure parents think videogames cause violence for a couple more years and the advent of the duckface.
The power of Christ compels you! THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU!
But we all have one advantage over the forces that are trying to limit our freedom of expression: our freedom of expression. The very thing that is being threatened is our greatest asset in guarding it and other freedoms. I know this may sound like a Braveheart speech before a giant battle, but without faithfully guarding our ability to freely post philosophical discussions on the merit of puppies over kittens, we then lose the ability to have a philosophical discussion on the implications of new media on the political, social, and economical landscape of our world.
Now if we examine the social theory analysis of the recent trends in media we can see tha....awww a puppy!
So my last post is just a simple plea to guard your ability to speak freely. The only people I’ve noticed that have actually been taken aback by the erosion of our freedoms online have been the types that don’t get out very much or have another agenda. It’s up to the common citizen to join the fight and stand guard over their right to post stupid pictures on Facebook or upload awful guitar covers on YouTube (awful…awful covers I might add).
reservedforever 