Andy Warhol was right. (Soon George Orwell will be too)
I know what he meant now when he said everyone would have fifteen minutes of fame. You-tube is every man’s tv. Where everyone who is the least bit entertaining can point a camera on themselves and their world and put it up for show. Everyone is an internet star.
Remember the days when it was something special to be on National TV? Well now people are being broadcasted all over the world, people who have no idea what you are saying will watch you.
Now that everyone is on television we are seeing things we never did before, we are seeing a side of life that was once considered mundane. Warhol made a video of him eating a hamburger. (Video on this blog btw) now people make videos of them making shadow puppets or getting pulled over by the cops. Even the everyday is captured on video and displayed to the world. Millions will watch you drive your car down the street simply because you make it available for them to watch.
I feel we are fast reaching a time when being in front of a camera will be a part of everyday life. Maybe not to the extent of us performing or entertaining all the time, but we will be putting on a show for someone. We are fast approaching a time when George Orwell will be right, we are already half way.
