Send us a textMystic Christian illustrator Owen Cyclops joins me to discuss internet ethnography and examine online culture. This is our longest episode yet, and also our deepest.Topics Discussed In This Episode:[02:30] What internet ethnography means[07:04] How the culture of the internet became a real life[16:10] The internet’s social implications[32:04] Why institutions are losing people’s trust[37:15] Creating a story on social media[48:00] Consuming social media information[52:55] How the internet flattens power and social status[57:32] Origin of the internet memes[01:00:10] Lack of positive repercussions on the internet[01:01:49] Online anonymous honesty[01:05:50] How the previous internet felt more private[01:07:24] Taking responsibility on social media posts[01:10:37] The superiority of the internet forums[01:14:51] Catering for the internet audience[01:17:22] Threading on forums[01:25:45] The need for niche spaces on social media[01:28:11] Meeting with someone online[01:30:10] Social Media and vlogging[01:40:20] Using pseudo accounts vs real identity online[01:44:00] Separating your real life from online life[01:47:07] Why do people go insane online[01:54:18] Keeping a balance between your image and what you post online[01:59:13] Coming back to center and becoming yourself again[02:04:11] Creating character social media accounts[02:15:50] Why do people make up posts on the internet[02:17:52] Pranking vs. Scam[02:20:20] Distinguishing between what’s real and what’s fake online[02:28:10] Social media moderation[02:53:05] Simulacra and Simulation[03:03:55] Standard definition of Postmodernism[03:09:00] Metanarratives of the future[03:13:45] Accepting that we’re living in different realities[03:19:05] Constructing narratives through fiction[03:25:56] Being aware of one’s metanarrative about you[03:28:17] Challenging people’s metanarratives about others[03:33:49] Academics and science metanarratives[03:37:40] How humans are wired to view life[03:48:58] Connect with Owen Cyclops ResourcesOwen Cyclop's WebsiteOwen Cyclops on Twitter / InstagramThe Intactivist Guidebook by Brendon MarottaThe Art Of Getting Over by Stephen PowersGhosts of My Life: Writings on Depression, Hauntology and Lost Futures by Mark FisherThought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of "Brainwashing" in China by Robert Jay LiftonSimulacra and Simulation by Jean BaudrillardSubscribe and support the show directly:https://brendonmarotta.com/show/Support the show

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