In Culture Jams he ponders about the subject of whether our authenticity has become fractured into a "multitude" of identities. Are we really who we say we are? What really is being individual? Do we really know who we are? Why do we act the way we do?
So many questions could be asked referring this subject. There seems to be various aspects of fake, from our environment to personalities.
Is the environment we live in fake?
It seems Classical conditioning of the environment that surrounds us seems to impact out behavior and personalities. This is stated in Culture Jams is started that people are trained. An example he uses is that we are laugh on queue when a board lights up at a studio. Why do we do the things we do? It is simple because nurture from our culture has shown us to do so. He says we are like a cult and I simply agree. We may be seeking to be individual be we do and act the same. We act accordingly with prevailing social standards as well as practices. Our society has adapted a sense of conformity. We are unknown to the source of how to behave on our own and to where originated. However, it was learned somewhere and we are hardly understand how to be our own person. The way people act is not in any way authentic because it seems that ever one behavior is adapted from the way others due (everyone is copycats).
Are our personalities considered fake?
Another subject that may be considered fake because of today’s technology is their personalities. Everyone as their own personality and some may be authentic so don't take this as everyone is being fake! For instance, my personality is real because I am saying some people fit this profile! Since are environment seems to be fake so does some personalities. "Multiple" identities are provided from online time games and social networks! Are people really who they are? For instance people seem to be fake because they are seeking aspiration they can’t achieve in reality. For instance, in virtual games they can have fake personality of being outgoing when in reality they are shy. Like in the movie second skins people went in “synthetic worlds” to try and achieve this desires. You don’t know who people are in the internet giving them fake identities!
Is anything authentic anymore?
It seems to be rare more and more in todays society!
Where is originality!
(fake identity) -Superbad
I agree with you that authentic things are becoming harder and harder to find. I think that people are afraid to be original because of the amount of judgement that happens in our society. That is why people escape to virtual worlds because the norm there is to create something original and have a whole new life.
ReplyDeleteTo be our true self we have to take a risk and we don’t want to take that risk, as a fear of rejection and ridiculed. However we need some conformity. Otherwise you would have people driving on the left hand side of the road, running red light, etc. If we lived free from any social laws, you could wake up tomorrow with your neighbor trying to bulldoze your house so they can build a pool. Without some order you could be sitting on a chair made out of inferior material. This is the problem with Lasn, he does seem to see anything having any benefit to us other than having nothing.
ReplyDeleteYes, Lasn says that people are trained and part of a cult, however i believe that this is only to a certain extent. We are trained to drive a car and obey street signs but this is only to secure safety without these driving would be complete chaos. I believe that training and conformity for certain things is necessary in a working world. Just like a language, if people are not trained and taught the same languages then people would not be able to communicate and interact with each other. Just because there are some common things amongst a group doesnt mean everyone is exactly alike.
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