Comments on: The Product King of the Internet

By: Goldie the Goldfish

Goldie the Goldfish — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 22:45:28 +0000

Ok I love that you started with I bunch of questions because I immediately started imagining I was listening to a podcast and it made the reading really fun. I really like the way you defined content. I think it’s a really simple explanation of everything that Eiccheron was trying to get across. I also think you did a really great job of showing how the two reading fit together. I also like the connection you drew between the concept of remixing that we talked about even before this weeks readings. It wasn’t a connection I had thought of before reading your post but now that I’ve read it, it actually makes a lot of sense.

By: Ktyria

Ktyria — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 14:19:05 +0000

The idea that people have essentially become content themselves—traded and profited from without their consent—does indeed evoke a dystopian reality. I also found Eichhorn’s framing of content as a distinctly digital phenomenon intriguing. It raises an important question: Does the shift from physical to digital inherently devalue the original meaning of content, or does it simply create a new framework where everything, even our own presence online, becomes a product?

As you noted, the commodification of data, whether it’s a picture or a personal comment, has become a goldmine for companies, further alienating users from the profits generated by their participation. The implications are vast, and as Crawford suggests, we’re witnessing the formation of an economy built on the extraction and exploitation of data, often at the expense of individuals. It does feel dystopian, but I’m curious: What role do you think individuals can play in pushing back against this system, or is it too far ingrained in the way the internet functions now?

By: Remixing the Internet and AI - Digital Writing

Remixing the Internet and AI - Digital Writing — Sat, 14 Sep 2024 01:29:07 +0000

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