There is a lot of mediocre stuff out there on the web, but that can't be solved systemically. But there's a ton of crappy TV, so-so books, and passable films.
Why should we expect a medium that is largely low-budget and indie be any different than its old skool, well-funded counterparts? If we want to advance the medium and see amazing shows, it's incumbent upon us to create those shows. -Kent, askaninja.com --- In [email protected], "Justin Kownacki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Andrew Keen may be a shrewd opportunist, catering to the fearmongers > who live in terror of socialized media destroying their ivory towers, > but Schlomo's right when he points out that we on this list still > aspire to some kind of meritocracy -- even if we view that meritocracy > in completely different terms than Keen. > > As I mentioned on a panel at Blogference in Tel Aviv last week, it's > become evident from the democratization of social media that Hollywood > wasn't exactly barring millions of geniuses at the gates. For every > Tiki Bar TV, Ask a Ninja or Rocketboom, who "work" for a specific > audience, there are hundreds of thousands of videos that are 100% > mediocrity in motion. This isn't surprising, since the average human > being is better equipped to regurgitate what he or she has previously > experienced than to innovate drastically -- the sum of history should > be proof enough -- but what IS surprising is when some of us, who are > expecting a revolution from the social media sphere, rally to the > defense of this mediocrity. > > Like Keen, I'm appalled by the tidal wave of trash that passes for web > media. Like Schlomo, I'm sure most of YOU are appalled by it to. > Where we diverge from Keen is in believing that the diamonds in this > new rough, and the likelihood that the rough will improve over time, > justifies its existence in the first place. > > If Keen had his way, the gates would be locked permanently. If we > have our way, the quality of what comes THROUGH those gates will > continue to steadily improve and render this entire argument > meaningless. > > Onward and upward. > > Justin Kownacki > Web Video Producer and Social Media Consultant > > Something to Be Desired: http://www.somethingtobedesired.com > PodCampPGH2: http://www.podcamppittsburgh.com > Blog: http://justinkownacki.blogspot.com > Twitter: http://twitter.com/justinkownacki >
