ok, got everything working right now and my first post...
So was peruzzing (sp?) the internet and came across a very cool website called crackunit.com
which was/is a link from the website adbusters.com. (Also very cool website) Anyways, it challenged it's readers to a week os using anything that is technology (ie: computers, texting etc.. you get the point) But you could use a phone. It is a counter against the corporate companies that pretty much rule over us little ants that comply and use their gadgets. Our reliance on technology is amazing. Reading over this guys blog about how he got through the week was pretty interesting. While I think it would be an effective tool if EVERYONE was to do it worldwide, i don't think this could really effect corporate companies. And, while this would be a great counter against coporate companies that pretty much own/run our lives with their technology, it is a very elitist idea. NOT everyone has a computer, not everyone has a cellphone .. AND some people need these technologies to make ends meat. So overall i think it would be effective if everyone banned together against Huge conglomerates, however, not everyone has that luxury
guess it would be good if i gave you the link ;) -->http://www.crackunit.com/2008/04/30/10-things-i-learned-from-mental-detox-week/
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How does this effect the people that can't, does it just exclude them further? What does it say about society and who can step up and face the big parties which we rely on? Does this perhaps tap into the idea of what/who feminism is fighting for and who benefits from white heterosexual feminism,and what limits the dominate discourse creates in order to keep the rest of the population quiet and satisfy the upper middle class.
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Good find; great discussion. It would be useful to point out that there is no one "feminism" at present; although the mainstream third wave is still (unfortunately) primarily white, middle-class, etc. They're not the only ones, though, they're just the ones doing a lot of the talking.
ReplyDeleteGood to point out the elitisim embedded in this action (I thought it was fantastically ironic that he talked about it on his blog).
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