SXSW 2019
Internet Culture is Terrible and it’s Your Fault
Description:
Doxxing, #tidepods, #planebae, #MAGA, Instagram stars falling to their death to get the right shot. We have hit peak Internet Culture and the reality is bleak. A society that is overly focused on the vapid, the mean, the uniformed and the shallow. Social media has thrown gasoline on what was once a controlled burn. Collectively the media, advertising and technology industries need to take a hard look at how we got here, how we enabled this and what we need to do to fix it.
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Takeaways
- Internet culture, born of anonymity and exclusivity, has become predominant in the 21st century. Yet it hasn't matured along with its status.
- Media companies, advertisers and technology giants have been complicit in and profited from the growth of this negative culture.
- The solution lies in combining the best parts of Silicon Valley futurism with humanism and cultural ombudsmanship.
Speakers
- David Macey, Managing Director, Huge, Chicago
Organizer
David Macey, Managing Director, Huge
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