The Horror Of Good Guys Winning
Caught this bit of terror and horror from the Twitterstream, although I’m sorry I’ve since lost track of specifically from whom. YouTube description below:
New Media is the tipping point where Good finally beats Bad
About This Video: Gary Vaynerchuk sounds off for 120 seconds on The fact that our technology is moving so fast and it is actually helping one major thing, it is allowing good people to wine
By the way, I’m pretty sure “wine” is a typo on his part even if it is, ironically, appropriate.
Why is this the most horrific thing I’ve heard about since a soldier tossed a puppy off a cliff? I’ve blogged about this before under the context of Halloween and along the lines of deleting my old work, but it’s worth saying again.
The problem with people “knowing who you are” is that you’re constantly checking yourself for presentability and consistency. Over and over you clamp down on your creativity, restrict your passion, and censor your thoughts because the world is watching and you’re never, ever allowed to change. You are what the record says you are. There’s no escape, and to hell with what “feels right” for you at the moment.
It also means that, ironically, people will accuse you of being “fake” or “lying” if you try to grow or if, god forbid, you merely change your mind about something. Favor will be granted toward those who’ve been consistently pleasant. Mediocrity be praised!
Pretty soon, you’ll have to look like this to be trusted:
Oh wait, that’s already true and I kind of do look like that. Damn. We’re screwed.
I guess it’s true what they say: the more things change, the more they stay the same.
