Eliot Pierpont

[Eliot Pierpont @epierpont2]

Black Mirror's episode (s. 2 e. 1) with speaking to the dead is not far from reality... David Cox's article dives into the chilling possibility of an algorithm that "brings back the dead" through chats or even VR by scanning one's social media #comm106 https://t.co/kcPMO9gQaH

[Eliot Pierpont @epierpont2]

Cooley's idea that the dead are present in society through comm makes me think of Banky's quote: "I mean, they say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when someone says your name for the last time." #comm106

[Eliot Pierpont @epierpont2]

@jheekin1 Perhaps it stems from the foundation of 19th century American Imperialism or American Exceptionalism. Since the American Revolution, it seems there is a reoccurring trend of the US trying to spread its ideals to other countries #comm106

[Eliot Pierpont @epierpont2]

Novels rely on imagination to create worlds. Landsberg argues that novels don't have close-ups like movies, so readers do not have the same sensuous experience; however, do dozens of prosthetic memories from cinema allow people to create their own rendition of close-ups? #comm106

[Eliot Pierpont @epierpont2]

I wonder just how much one "prosthetic memory" affects next... does the increase of empathy with each make the interpretation of another memory less valuable? What makes a particular "prosthetic memory" more valuable than another? #comm106

[Eliot Pierpont @epierpont2]

@spencerhkendall You bring up a good point -- exposing the public to art is important to progressing society. London's system, for example, promotes this idea with all free museums. #comm106

[Eliot Pierpont @epierpont2]

@SammyJo38054903 Sponsorships can be an odd incorporation to media, especially when you see someone famous or talented affiliated with a particular product, even if you don't acknowledge the logo. Why would you not want to be like them?? #comm106

[Eliot Pierpont @epierpont2]

@jtemko18 Agreed. This concept exists with the conversation about comedians themselves.. some comedians argue that when in character, socially-charged commentary is okay -- where does the line get drawn? #comm106

[Eliot Pierpont @epierpont2]

Hard to not acknowledge the several controversial, mainly racist ads that have surfaced in the past year such as Heineken's and H&M's.. luckily people, including many celebrities, are shaming these companies and holding them accountable, as they should #comm106

[Eliot Pierpont @epierpont2]

Pepsi's ad with the van on the beach was ahead of its time -- it seems to utilize autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR), a phrase only recently coined that refers to a relaxing sensation triggered by sound, to appeal to its consumers #comm106

[Eliot Pierpont @epierpont2]

Mulvey's stance mirrors Berger's with respect to women being surveyed and men surveying.... We see men doing the looking, as the themes of scopophilia and voyeurism are brought to light again. #comm106

[Eliot Pierpont @epierpont2]

Gunning's concept that cinema creates a dream-state where viewers buy into illusions is a grim sci-fi interpretation of media consumption... but in reality, do all consumers exist in some sort of trance? #comm106

[Eliot Pierpont @epierpont2]

Roger Ebert's article (2010) bashing Hollywood's 3-D craze is reminiscent of Maxim Gorky's negative assessment of cinema in the 1890s. Both woefully rant about the drawbacks of a new technology in the world of media. #comm106 https://t.co/NE0TMdeq5M

[Eliot Pierpont @epierpont2]

It's astonishing to me that today's internet is fundamentally the same as in the nineteenth century, with cables running all over the world.. you would think that in a time where entrepreneurs are playing with spaceships that we would have more impressive internet-tech #comm106

[Eliot Pierpont @epierpont2]

@emily_rivito This makes me think of the frequent articles and videos being made that promote "putting the phone down" in order to enjoy the world more... is this the start of a bigger movement that will snowball in the coming years or merely a passing trend #comm106

[Eliot Pierpont @epierpont2]

Although Standage depicts the belief at the time that the telegraph will bring more peace, Times article by Sean Trainor claims that the tech may have led to the Civil War, among other things -- not what Standage had in mind. #comm106 https://t.co/WK25tU9aUj

[Eliot Pierpont @epierpont2]

@SammyJo38054903 Standage's delivery makes me think that he had some degree of foresight in this field when he describes how certain iterations of the transatlantic telegraph failed due to information overload. He likely could fathom further information overload as tech improved #comm106

[Eliot Pierpont @epierpont2]

The once science fiction transatlantic telegraph changed the way nations communicate so significantly makes me wonder.. what will be the next communication advancement that our society faces? Or have we already advanced so much that a huge leap won't happen again..? #comm106

[Eliot Pierpont @epierpont2]

Building off my last tweet, I'm not convinced that anonymity would defeat the purpose of the envisioned public space. Wouldn't remaining unidentified present a platform for, especially shy, people to present even more forward, possibly controversial thinking? #comm106

[Eliot Pierpont @epierpont2]

After reading about Habermas' public space and the five criteria to success in such a space such as autonomy and participation, I was left wondering about how a sense of anonymity would change this public space. Would online discussions, for example, alter this concept? #comm106