So, young Mark Zuckerberg looks like a robot. Well, the man is probably scared shitless, don’t you think? He is under intense scrutiny. Viewed by millions – possibly the entire world. Exactly what kind of condition would you be in if this was happening to you? Mr. Zuckerberg is on trial for the way he looks, sits, acts, speaks and drinks water. And, oh yeah, for this bit about Facebook . . .
Not that I sympathize with him. No, not at all. I mean – isn’t it very fitting that he should be so exposed?
There is a lot of irony to this Facebook fiasco. We embrace social media, expose ourselves globally, sometimes embarrassingly, then condemn it when it bites us. Even the founder himself feels the same way!
It is just we are focusing on the wrong things here.
There is also a lot of talk about how this is an issue of technology out of control, we’re losing autonomy, and much more – yes, this is all true. These are all things we need to address.
But this is not the core issue.
The real crux are problems we’ve had since we invented corporations.
Corruption. Greed. Power.
Corporate greed. Corporate corruption. Corporate power.
I know, the same old ho-hum stuff.
But Oh! How we love Hollywood! Celebrity. Drama. Political intrigue. The cover ups, the lies, back tracking and stabbing, fudging, until the whole thing becomes so muddled we don’t know what the truth is. Talk, shock and analyzing. Grab a beer, a bowl of popcorn and sit in front of the telly and catch the latest news. Overdose on the web, newspapers, magazines, talk shows, documentaries, and commentaries. Yammer away with friends and family. Soap operas are the zest and lust of human life.
And what comes from all this?
Not much.
As it fades, we wait for the next big thing.
We don’t want to solve these problems. We enjoy the theatrics too much!
Next!