Friday, June 3, 2011

Cutting intermezzos

Cutted during my work of rewriting paradigms and disciplinary history of the new materialist generation.. 
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A few basic rules, or, what we can learn from successful revolutions of the facebook generation
Facebook only has a like button; an ultimate example of the affirmative mode. [1]
Existing online is a strong step towards ontological existence. Materialization is further secured by appearance in the established Western media (online, tv and print), helping it leak through at dinner-table talks and in classrooms. Realities on Facebook or YouTube have the capacity to intervene realities of hegemonic state media.
Active participation needed! Transversal mobilizing may go faster than ever before, forgetting and demobilization join easily after. One-day-flies don’t make sustainable difference. Therefore, constant reinforcement and active participation is needed. A high number of likes and visits in a short time is crucial to get feet on the ground, but keeping attention and ongoing engagement is the only way towards materializing sustainable difference.
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[1] I am deliberately not delimiting the movement to ‘Arabic’ revolutions as it resonates as well outside the Middle East with varying effects, f.e. China and more recently Spain. 



--intermezzo 2:
A few consequences and implications of reshuffling hierarchies and structures in the new materialist generation.
‘Promise of the youth’ gets a whole new significance when taken on as leading for legitimacy. That is, you don’t have to be established before your arguments may be cited by others.
And, New materialist citation policies 2.0. 

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