PseudoModernism: the good, the bad, the ugly

My past guess was completely wrong we did not have a socratic circle, well beside the point on to the blog of this week. We have been exploring the reaches of Postmodernism in class both through PostModernism for beginerrs and applying it to Cat's Cradle. Now that we have read a thick portion of the book and began thinking as postmodern thinkers Mr. Dominguez has thrown another unseen hurdle at us, one of PseudoModernism. After reading Dr. Kirby's article I see our world has not become Postmodernistic but actually switched into a consumeristic society. This pseudomodernism is "is no more than a technologically motivated shift to the cultural centre of something which has always existed (similarly, metafiction has always existed, but was never so fetishised as it was by postmodernism). " Had this Pseudomodernism started as soon as the industrial revolution, possibly even before the postmodern thinkers had written the first inkling of their theories? Pseudomodernism today seems to be everywhere today, from television, to school, used by politicians and religion. Pseudomodernism is basically the idea that with this new technology that is all directed towards the consumer, or the buyer as it may. Because of this emphasis on the individual it would seem that the idea of metanarratives would completely diminish but actually it seems a more Changed metanarrative has been created. It might seem that metanarratives are diminishing but is this pseudomodernism actually affecting as much as we think it may? The Hybrid movement this movement and "culture" or idea or object to buy was spearheaded by the minority not necesarrily by what the consumer wanted, but in a different thought is higher mile per gallon rating what the consumer wanted? As Dr. Kirby says " dance music is to be danced to, porn is not to be read or watched but used, in a way which generates the pseudo-modern illusion of participation. In music, the pseudo-modern supersedingof the artist-dominated album as monolithic text by the downloading and mix-and-matching of individual tracks on to an iPod, selected by the listener, was certainly prefigured by the music fan’s creation of compilation tapes a generation ago. " All of this interaction, is seen sort of in the iPhone, it is all touch screen a sudden desire to be touching and be interactive with the technology has spurred, another example the Wii. Music is now not for the artist but for the listener, as Kirby has started music that is pumped out now a days seems to be massproduced and pumped out as fast and easily as possible music is remixed and sold in billion. In the 1990s the electronica movement was becoming large with huge events springing up all around the world, electronic artist would create albums that would flow from one song to another a popular artist would be Tiëto, now this Tiëto has changed in his brand new cd you see a mass variety of artist from mainstream Nelly Furtado to Sigurros a indie artist, this arrangement of artists and sounds are all to hit the listener and have them buy a piece of music that is no longer an "inspiration" but more of how can we sell the product? Dr. Kirby says "The world has narrowed intellectually, not broadened" i do disagree on his statement, with this new technology, as Mr. Dominguez has said we can never have a objective history book, i feel as if we are now trying and are closer than ever to have everyone's story played through. In one event alone you can have four hundred people spectating and now with current technology we can have 400 youtube video, blogs, texts, phone calls, or tweets about that one event showing that single persons perspective and story. This knowledge spread easily at a blink of an eye and now accessable within your own pockets. So i will end this blog with, im sorry if you read all of that, it is very very random and spurts of thought at certain times, mainly just word vomit :)