Two things. Fist, great post. Technology and science have never replaced or removed our ritualistic nature. Like the architects in A Canticle For Liebowitz or the mutated humans worshiping the cobalt bomb in Planet of the Apes 2 (the old one), we never change.
Second, when I saw the title of this post I was 1000% sure I was going to open it up and and read a shit ton about Grant Morrison's "The Invisibles". You have not mentioned it even once. I find this surprising. There is zero possibility that you haven't read this (I'm not going to scour your old blog to confirm) right... RIGHT???
It had occurred to me than name-and-shame, that cancels, that twitter mobs were a return to tribal social mores. It hadn't occurred to me that social bubbles were a return to tribal curses. Hmm.
Two things. Fist, great post. Technology and science have never replaced or removed our ritualistic nature. Like the architects in A Canticle For Liebowitz or the mutated humans worshiping the cobalt bomb in Planet of the Apes 2 (the old one), we never change.
Second, when I saw the title of this post I was 1000% sure I was going to open it up and and read a shit ton about Grant Morrison's "The Invisibles". You have not mentioned it even once. I find this surprising. There is zero possibility that you haven't read this (I'm not going to scour your old blog to confirm) right... RIGHT???
It had occurred to me than name-and-shame, that cancels, that twitter mobs were a return to tribal social mores. It hadn't occurred to me that social bubbles were a return to tribal curses. Hmm.