Blog Post 1
Popular culture is a very powerful tool that can be used in both a positive and negative way. From the article Social Currency we learn that people like things that make them look good. These things are often remarkable topics that are far from boring. These topics then function as a way of social currency. Social currency is used to achieve desired positive impressions among others. Inner remark-ability is just one of three ways the article Social Currency talks about on how to gain social currency, the other two being leverage game mechanics and make people feel like insiders. On the other hand popular culture can be used as a negative tool, demonstrated by Jon Ronson who talks about a woman named Justine Sacco who posted a Tweet she thought to be a joke that others took as racist. Justine's life was ruined in a matter of a day because of a popular culture tool known as Twitter. Popular culture also sparks what is known as moral panic, fears that are ver...