- The Truman Show ➶
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The Truman Show’s commentary on the media’s commercialization of the individual was trenchant at the time, bolstered by its broad appeal and strong, universal storytelling. But its impact has been followed by a series of long, deepening aftershocks as social media has turned its precept into a universal way of life. We all consume a sanitized, commoditized version of real life through screens, not just as a surrogate for real-world relationships, but as a permanent layer on top of them. Those of us who use any social-media platform are performing, editing, and broadcasting our own lives, too, willing participants in our own surveillance. We’re all Truman now, and we’re also all the actors in his show.
What a strange time we live in.
I keep wanting more graphite, paint, and paper, non-phone cameras, and musical instruments in my life.
Via Jank.cool
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