The covenant of the producer of reality entertainment is
not justice
nor truth
nor integrity
nor courage.
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The covenant of the producer of reality entertainment is
lies and fictions
dressed up as "honest" and "authentic" "truths" and "realities".
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Importantly:
the producer of reality entertainment is not in the business of nonfiction.
Therefore
the producer of reality entertainment is not in the business of documentary.
Which is to say:
the producer of reality entertainment is not in the business of science or history or news or information, etc.
Indeed
the producer of reality entertainment is in the business of fakery.
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Sadly
the prerogative of such fakery is abundantly not exclusive.
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To the extent that all of us exploit lies and fictions to pretend to be "honest" and "authentic" across social media, for example,
the covenant of the producer of reality entertainment is
all of ours
as producers of social media
neither in the business of nonfiction nor the business of documentary.
neither in the business of nonfiction nor the business of documentary.
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Moreover
as producers of social media
the price we pay
the covenant, if you will, we make
with ourselves and each other is
with ourselves and each other is
nothing less than the erosion of honesty and authenticity.
Nay, the vow, if you will, we avow
to ourselves and each other is
nothing less than not giving a damn.
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Nay, the vow, if you will, we avow
to ourselves and each other is
nothing less than not giving a damn.
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Needless to say
it is therefore colossally unsurprising that shams of justice and truth and integrity and courage are donned like the emperor's new teflon by producers of reality entertainment and producers of social media
as honest and as authentic as fakers in the business of fakery.
See also the Ides of March and Memento Mori
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The concept of the producer of reality entertainment is interestingly enough similar to that of a benevolent dictator, a noble thief, or an honest whore. All of which are nothing more or less than meaningless fantasy meant to justify the destruction of justice, truth, integrity, and courage.
ReplyDeleteShould one stop following a producer of reality entertainment, would that person amount to nothing more than a speck of dust?
ReplyDeleteShould one stop consuming reality entertainment, would that which is fake matter more than ash?
Should one stop obeying the decrees of the emperor wearing new teflon, would they have any power whatsoever?
In the end if we abstain from following, consuming, and obeying would we not see that the producers of reality entertainment and social media would just shade away?
Wouldn't that be something?
Det er den nåværende smådynte diktatorene som vil gi det neste settet av smådiktige diktatorer deres makt.
ReplyDeleteToday there will be speeches, there will be stories, and there will be virtue washing around loyalty, courage, and doing our duties. All will seek commendation for following, obeying, and doing what we are supposed to do. But - is it commendable to be a loyal, obedient follower when those who lead are at best mis-directed and at worst fakes? Or is it commendable to be disloyal, insolent, and radical as a form of resistance? Hopefully your answer is tied not to the points that you are given from unseen swipers.
ReplyDeleteThe king and the pauper share the same truth that both are mortal and will be judged at the gates of heaven not for their fame, power, or wealth in the unreality but rather by justice, truth, integrity, and courage demonstrated pure of heart and without deceit in the real world. Now - much like then - Hell will be full of kings and paupers as they continue to chose the prerogative of fakery over the freedom of truth.
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