What do you think the Internet was like when it was almost entirely owned and operated by the users like us, rather than companies?

Documentary Refection

Watch the following documentaries and write a response essay to the “We Live in Public” documentary and “Jaron Lanier” talk. Reflect on ANY of the aspects that were most interesting to you, such as, new things it made you think about, any of the involved artists and their practices, the history of the Internet / online communities of the 90s and 2000s and how they relate and compare to the ones we have today, the way social media has shaped politics, the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, the “engagement metric” etc…

The essay must be at least 350 words.

https://www.kanopy.com/product/we-live-public

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNOlqzMd2Zw

Some things to think about during the film “We Live in Public” —

– What would it feel like to make friends, find creative communities, and make art online in the 90s?
– What would it feel like to use the Internet before it was common?
– How do “PSEUDO.com” and “We Live in Public” relate to things like Twitch.tv, Afreeca.kr and YouTube live?
– In what ways does the “Quiet” art-happening represent and recreate the sorts of interactions we have on the Internet today?
– What was life like before we were able to share and view video of ourselves?
– How do we choose to present ourselves online?
– What are the implications of our social-spaces being owned and operated by large corporations?
– What do you think the Internet was like when it was almost entirely owned and operated by the users like us, rather than companies?
– How does today’s Internet, with things like “shadow-banning” and “content strikes” impact the ability of artists, and the birth of new counter-cultural and cultural movements?
– What are the implications of the details of our lives and identity being sold and traded?
– How much have things changed since 2009, when this film was released?
– How does technology bring us closer together?
– How does that same technology make us feel farther apart?

Subject: Film

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