Never before has individual identity been so empowered, nor has personal empowerment relied so much on others. This is the paradox of the hyper-connected digital era. "Identity in the 21st Century"
THE INDIVIDUAL AS CONSUMER, BRAND and PRODUCT
THE PURCHASING OF IMAGE & HAPPINESS
"What consumerism really is at its worst is getting people to buy things that don't actually improve their lives." Jeff Bezos - owner of Amazon
"We no longer live life; we consume it." Vicki Robbin
- Neuro Science and the Consumer: How emotion affects learning and choice.
- Semiotics
- Visual Rhetoric
VIDEOS: To watch the music videos of the following songs CLICK HERE
- "Consumerism" by Lauryn Hill
- "The Fear" by Lily Allen
- "We Want Your Soul" by Adam Freeland
- "Mercedes Benz" by Janis Joplin
- "Everything Now" by Arcade Fire
- "Royals" by Lorde
THE INDIVIDUAL AS A BRAND
Sexuality in the 21st Century:
OBJECTIFICATION: To watch the music videos of the following songs CLICK HERE
“Sexual objectification doesn't get oppressive until it is done consistently, and to a specific group of people, and with no regard whatsoever paid to their humanity. Then it ceases to become about desire and starts to be about control." Laura Penny
“Glamour cannot exist without personal social envy being a common and widespread emotion.” John Berger
- "Doll House" by Melanie Martinez
- "Mrs. Potato Head" by Melanie Martinez
BEING ME: To watch the music videos of the following songs CLICK HERE
- "To This Day by Shane-Koyczan"
- "Black Mirror"
- Narcissistic Vampires
- "Losing My Religion"
- "Grinning and Happy"
- "The Lonely Death of Chanie Wenjack"
- "Ballad of Ira Hayes"
- "Miss Brill"
- "Monster"
- "All the Rowboats" - video
- Emotion and Freewill
- Self Illusion
- Cognitive Imperialism
- Security, Privacy and the Internet
- "My Love" by the Kovacs - video
- "Love the Way You Lie" by Eminem - video
"Self- Induced Illusion" Soma and the Red or Blue Pill dilemma
INDIVIDUALS FOR SALE:
The consumer as a product.
- Facebook, Google and Amazon
- Algorithms