something is going to need to stay in vegas after occuring in vegas.
it seems to me that many people are so desperate to seem well rounded and active that they spout off about topics about which they know very little. they spend fifteen or so minutes intellectually masturbating, and then go back to playing WoW or smoking weed or whatever it is they do. Nodody actually DOES anything, they just lampoon the state of affairs and rage against the generalized machine and try make themselves feel smart.
If you really care about your buzzword crusades (sticking it to the man, shaking up the "staus quo," bringing sexy back, etc.) go picket, go vote, go streaking through the capitol (a or o...i'm not quite certain) building. go out and get your efficacious jollies. don't blog.case in point :the blog i've just written.
epilogue: you may (if anyone actually read this, which i doubt) find yourself thinking, "Ben, this is so hypocritical. You spent the last paragraph assaulting our generation of feaux activism, of digital inaction. This is all well and good, but aren't you just reinforcing your own complaints, proving yourself to be exactly the kind of person you so openly criticize?" To which I might answer (once again, given that somebody actually reads this crap),
"Yes, my child. You are quite correct...but it doesn't matter. I define myself by my impotent tirades. I don't believe in our democracy. I don't believe individuals have power.
Our world is doomed, and I'm going to mow the lawn. Without a shirt. You're welcome, ladies."
