Monday, January 16, 2017

i hate the internet













im concerned that the intellectual mind is under siege by insurance, loans, mortgages

advertisements

laundry

and twitter.


i'm concerned that we are the greatest population of college educated people in human history

driving our own selves into the ground

overpopulation, mass extinction

paychecks, tho.


im concerned there are too many people talking instead of organizing

shouting in the comments section

sitting quietly next to each other on the train

emoji emoji emoji.


im concerned we focus too much on individual issues 

as if they're not all connected

equality, climate change

it's complicated.


im concerned that recording ourselves is the same as being recorded

that the internet is too big

scary

we need to put our clothes back on.


im concerned that there is so much noise

we'll all lose our hearing or worse,

our listening.


im concerned i too am consumed by the culture of distraction 

others' ideas that pay way into your view

and become all about you

all about you.























collages by bryan olson









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