Arthur, I think that that is precisely what we can look forward to... The 21st century equivalent of "thrill killings"... Someone almost died making a foolish jump from one heighted perch to another, presumably while being cameraed and egged on by his friends.
M -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Arthur Cordell Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 12:26 PM To: 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION,EDUCATION'; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Futurework] FW: Riot as Performance Art So could we call this a Facebook age event. Where it doesn't matter what is done, almost, as long as everyone can see it. And can we look forward to more? Smash this, burn that, loot this. Kind of a graffiti riot where everyone can play and be playful in their destruction of their playpen. Arthur Ps. I think the city fathers (and mothers) hyping the game along with the CBC that earned revenues from the telecast are part of the problem. Building up expectations to some sort of outcome. Also, there is something sad about people cheering for corporations, which these teams are. Yup businesses. (but as my wife says better cheering for corporations than throwing bombs) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of michael gurstein Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 2:59 PM To: 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION'; [email protected] Subject: [Futurework] FW: Riot as Performance Art Datapoints re: the Hockey Riot in Vancouver observed after the game finished for about an hour. 1. The gender ratio was roughly 50-50. 2. Women seemed as aggressive as men. 3. At least half the folks had cameras of one sort or another and were constantly taking pictures. 4. The crowd overall was cheerful. 5. Lots of alcohol and marijuana but not a lot of falling down drunk people. 6. Almost no one was covering their faces. What does that sound like. To me it seems rather more like a concert audience than the makeup of a serious riot. I think the key things though was the gender equality, the cameras, the general good cheer and the uncovered faces. What made this different from a rock concert was the presence of the police. They were costumed differently from normal rock concert security-kitted up in riot gear complete with black uniforms, shields, weapons etc.etc. But nor was this Seattle, the G20 Toronto or Tahir Square. These folks weren't afraid of being seen and recognized, they were going out of their way to be recognized and they wanted that recognition, captured and presumably re-presented to the world via SMS, Facebook or Youtube and the tv news. This wasn't a riot. It was a performance with much of the violence as far as I could see it being done for photo capture and transmission rather than out of deviltry, rage or simple youthful destructiveness. On one of the news shows a reporter passed along a story that the original truck which was burned near the hockey rink had been deliberately brought to the site and left exposed there so that it could be torched should the Canucks lose. What is televised will not be the revolution. _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
