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cyberbarf VOLUME 19 No 1 EXAMINE THE NET WAY OF LIFE AUGUST, 2020
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE VIRAL NEW NORMAL iTOONS FOUND BUT NOT LOST ON THE INTERNET WHETHER REPORT
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cyberbarf THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE VIRAL CYBERCULTURE The global pandemic has been teaching many things to humans. The Good: When governments shut down their agency offices, no one really seemed to notice. The Bad: When government officials think they know everything about the coronavirus. The Viral: When memes capture the empty toilet paper shelves with a “Who Knew? A very good starting point when watching official press conferences is to not believe a thing that you are told. Even if you trust the source, verify the information. But the internet has flooded the world with knowledge in a sea of misinformation. Those who admit they do not know what is happening are drowned out by pundits and fools who think they know what is happening because they have an opinion. The Good: Protests have shed light on police misconduct and racial inequality. The Bad: Cancel Culture is destroying the First Amendment rights of oppressors and political discourse. The Viral: The images of protesters, rioters, looters and SWAT patrols being spun into bias narratives. After the Floyd riots, a Black Chicago woman told a local television crew that her small business in a Black neighborhood was ransacked by rioters. She yelled “Black Lives Matter?! I am a Black Woman. Does not my life matter?” as she tried to clean up her store. She did not think she could survive the business losses. A Chicago political once advised that one should never waste a crisis. The pandemic and the riots have let governors and mayors to assume massive amounts of unconstitutional powers in the name of public health and safety. The business shut downs will cost half the restaurants and bars their livelihood (and permanently close). The protests have allowed officials to pander to special interest groups (rioters) over businesses (taxpayers). By putting the economy on hold, stay-at-home orders squeezed middle class families to the brink. The Good: People trapped at home have found or re-discovered activities such as cooking and hobbies. The Bad: Shortages continue on necessary home sanitary supplies. The Viral: Narcissistic actresses and social media gadflies posting non-stop bikini pictures. People started sharing their home cooking on their feeds to the delight of their friends who in turn started going outside their original skill level to create new dishes. Last week at a local art store, the aisle for pre-primed canvases were sold out. It appears that people went back to painting to redecorate their homes. Or to keep their children busy. It is hard to be creative while hunkered down at home but cooking and painting seem to be beneficial choices. After months at home, people do get stir crazy. Nothing new on TV. One cannot socialize with friends or neighbors. S the backyard bikini photoshoot has become the summer thing. It is not starlets but veteran models and actresses in their 40s and 50s. Home workouts for flat toned abs means few gym renewals when the lock downs expire.
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cyberbarf NEW NORMAL COMMENTARY Just when it seemed as though America may be turning the corner after months of lockdown, things began spinning out of control. Just when it seemed as though we were on a path to reopening and gradually returning to normalcy, stores were smashed, looted and national chains began to file for bankruptcy. Just when the prospects of social unrest seemed to be behind us, the President sends federal agents to Portland to clash with protesters. The world criticized Sweden for not locking down its citizens. Sweden decided to keep the economy open with the public with common sense precautions. Sweden had a high mortality rate per confirmed coronavirus case, but since its peak in early June, Sweden's daily death toll has fallen to near zero. No one knows if the Swedes got its herd immunity (because it did not test asymptomatic people). But its overall death rate is still half of the United Kingdom and other countries still hard hit by the virus. California was the second US state to be hit by the virus. It caught the weaker Wuhan strain while NYC got hit with the more severe European strain. California started to get back to normal after three months of restrictions. Then reported cases skyrocketed with the governor starting to put in epidemic red zone lock downs. Florida also missed the first wave (but some claim it was messing with its health case numbers.) Now, it has thousands of new daily cases. As entertainment and tourist sites struggle to re-open, the general public has decided enough is enough.
Americans, for the most part, do not like to be told what to do. They are independent. They are opportunists. They have personal principles. They are opinionated. They can be emboldened by entitlement fever. After many months at home, epidemic fatigue is a real condition. It was only a matter of time before some people began to lash out at others. How can wearing a mask for health prevention be appropriated as a symbol of oppression? How can a protest of police brutality be a license to destroy property and loot businesses? How can a small group of people demand companies give up their allegedly offensive trademarks? America has lost its collective grip on reality. No one can speak their mind without the fear of being called a racist, stupid, uninformed or out-of-touch. America is no longer a melting pot of diverse cultures. It is warring tribes of special interest groups on the hunt for conflict, pressure and surrender to their group think demands.
What is the New Normal? Face masks. Standard fashion in Asian countries since 2010 when fine dust pollution from China raised serious health concerns. But enforcement will be spotty to brutal. Social distancing rules apparently do not apply in baseball, as high fives and sitting next to each other in dugouts. Work at Home. Many employers have found out that their service workers do not have to be in an office when you can videoconference meetings. Employers can save fixed costs for office rent and expenses. Employees can have appeasement of supervisors not breathing over their cubical walls. Home Delivery. Amazon took the century old Sears catalog model to an extreme. People will order anything for delivery: food, clothing, household supplies - - - even cars! Social Distancing. People now have been conditioned not to seek out human companionship. For three months, families could not get together to celebrate any normal event: graduations, birthdays or even funerals. The lack of contact with strangers (except for the clerks at grocery, hardware or drive thrus) has atrophied people's basic social skills. Some have reverted to pre-kindergarten childish behaviors and temper tantrums (such as yelling at a clerk that wearing a mask is like living in Nazi Germany.) Special Interest Appeasement. Newspapers have been the worst offenders. A cartoon or a column that irks a few readers will lead to an immediately apology and/or firing of a staff professional. Major companies are so PR shell shocked that screamers on social media can cause firms to abandon their brands and marketing principles. Government officials suspending the rule of law to help a voting block (such as tenants cannot be evicted by landlords even though landlords are not being paid rent for months). Political Flamethrowing. American politics has de-evolved into flame wars, Twitter slanders and Facebook feed manipulations. There is no party platforms except to spend more money on programs. The silent majority has given up on the process because the two major parties keep nominating the worst politicians. The capitol is crippled by betrayals, in-fighting and back stabbing to have any vision of the future. .. cyberbarf FOUND BUT NOT LOST ON THE INTERNET
Denmark woke up on Friday to the words racist fish scrawled across the base of the Little Mermaid, the bronze statue honoring Hans Christian Andersen's famous fairy tale. Police said it had not yet identified the perpetrators. The 107 year old sculpture, which is visited by 1 million tourists each year, has been vandalized before, including by anti-whaling campaigners and pro-democracy activists. How a mermaid statue from a fictional fairy tale has anything to do with the Black Lives Matter movement defies common sense or logic. Source: NY Post
This is the SIGN of our current Times. Beavis and Butt-Head are returning to TV. Comedy Central announced that America's favorite slacker teens are getting a re-boot with original series creator Mike Judge. Comedy Central has ordered two seasons of the show as part of a new animation deal with Judge. “It seemed like the time was right to get stupid again,” said Judge. How true. Source: Variety/NY Post
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cyberbarf THE WHETHER REPORT |
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Question: Whether public health and politics cooperate during a pandemic? |
* Educated Guess * Possible * Probable * Beyond a Reasonable Doubt * Doubtful * Vapor Dream |
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Question: Whether 5G technology will be held back by conspiracy theorists? |
* Educated Guess * Possible * Probable * Beyond a Reasonable Doubt * Doubtful * Vapor Dream |
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Question: Whether the lack of Presidential candidate media coverage on issues will have an effect in the November election? |
* Educated Guess * Possible * Probable * Beyond a Reasonable Doubt * Doubtful * Vapor Dream |
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