I'm about to take this entire concept into an amplification stage.
One of the things that will happen as I enter the amplification stage is that people will seek out information to 'explain' to themselves what they are looking at.
In other words, they'll be hitting this journal, and 'http://www.globalhijack.org', trying to figure out what is confusing them.
Now, if I give them a clearly organized concept, then they will be 'done' understanding the concept. However, if I continue to confuse the fuck out of them, it will create a greater twist in their mind.
This irritating twist becomes a reference point for other information to glue to, as the brain tries to resolve the parenthesis.
How will I create this attention, this paying attention to, this 'seeking out of information'? And why am I doing this?
First, Why:
It is because I am information without content. I am not the creator of content for the television, I am drawing your attention to the television itself. This television, this Yellow Submarine... it is already here. I am trying to show all the would-be activists, the would-be movement builders, the mathematical _direction_ they can, could, should and will be broadcasting their message.
Spam, done positively, is PEANUT BUTTER!
Second, how? Through dishonesty. i will put this message out where people will look at it BEFORE THEY KNOW WHAT IT IS.
That is to say, I will create a movie, and place it where people think they are getting something else.
Bit Torrent.
"NUT BUTTER GIRLS GONE WILD"
"GLOBAL HIJACKER PROCLAIMS WAR ON UNITED STATES"
"Mr. Movie, a Joke about a game about a movie"
Someone I _don't_ know wrote 'peanut butter' after the last post. Holy Shit! It's spreading.
:-b
| | Pagoda Kitchen ( |
May 31 2005, 13:20:41 UTC 6 years ago
There is something that I cannot put my finger on about this that bothers me. Instead of being manipulated, I'm going to recommend to everyone that they ignore you.
And this act will be known as a "jam". Can you think of anything more deserving of "peanut butter"?
May 31 2005, 23:10:56 UTC 6 years ago
Beautiful! Love the Jam!
Okay, so I think this is one of the ways that the Burning Man community already knows one of the basic rules - only play if you want to play!So if you were actually to ignore me, a) would you be posting to say you are doing so, and b), would you contribute to the creation of the metaphor in doing so?
I like how "peanut butter", which is pretty much a joke intended to convey that idea, that we can just call 'peanut butter' to mean "I'm ignoring you now" or "my brain hit too much data to care about what you say anymore" - gets verbed, whereas 'Jam", which should be the verb which 'to peanut butter' implies, now is a noun to mean the verb of ignoring.
Is ignoring an action?
This is about to get super fun.
:-b
June 1 2005, 00:45:23 UTC 6 years ago
Re: Beautiful! Love the Jam!
You know the answer to your questions...In order to begin a revolt of ignorance, one must sacrifice themself in order to raise the veil of ignorance.
Think of this person as a "spoon". Spreading the jam.
Eris forbid you should spread jam with a knife.
Today, I am that spoon. With no tines, dammit.
June 1 2005, 02:44:12 UTC 6 years ago
Re: Beautiful! Love the Jam!
Alternatively, to broadcast a message to others that they should also spread jam is toa) amplify the original incident - by creating ongoing discussion, even discussion oriented towards ceasing discussion
b) be working to silence another's right to self-expression and art - which allegedly we'd like more of, even if the first attempts _seem_ high in noise-to-signal.
Was that your intent?
May 31 2005, 14:37:26 UTC 6 years ago
Too much high concept, not enough action and fun. Go play mind games with someone else.
May 31 2005, 23:12:04 UTC 6 years ago
Interesting...
Can you force me to do that? What does my freedom to try different modalities of speech come in?Is it possible for me to play mind games on you without your permission? Do I need your permission?
I think we are actually on the same page. Wait till you see the action and fun. Just a couple of days, and I will have a shitload to put out there.
:-b