My whole life I have focused on being literate, thorough and precise.
Now I am living in a world of text messages, memes, 140 characters (Twitter), attention spans under 30 seconds and 6 second videos (Vine).
On the political front, I have been slow to adapt. I see things in the complex terms they are and inform people in that manner. Because of that, my reach has been limited to people who already understand complexity and have an attention span longer than the norm.
I am now adapting better. I think people have become informed on the issues just enough that shorter statements work even on complex issues. Mostly it is a matter of their tragically short memories. Or their hope that others will have memories as short lived as their own.
So, I have started making memes and attacking via Twitter.
I am focusing not on shock value but genuine information.
Here are some of my constructs:
Now I am living in a world of text messages, memes, 140 characters (Twitter), attention spans under 30 seconds and 6 second videos (Vine).
On the political front, I have been slow to adapt. I see things in the complex terms they are and inform people in that manner. Because of that, my reach has been limited to people who already understand complexity and have an attention span longer than the norm.
I am now adapting better. I think people have become informed on the issues just enough that shorter statements work even on complex issues. Mostly it is a matter of their tragically short memories. Or their hope that others will have memories as short lived as their own.
So, I have started making memes and attacking via Twitter.
I am focusing not on shock value but genuine information.
Here are some of my constructs:
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