It’s all fun until the rabbit has the gun

Oil on linen , 36 x 48 in.

listening to music in my room

came across this image on pinterest and straight up almost burst into tears…. vibes for JUNE

Do we really think the 80s and its Satanic Panic were better at critical thinking? what about the 40s? the Victorian era? societies have always had problems with critical thinking and literacy, because most societies have dealt with propaganda, corrupt leadership, difficulty providing education (due to poverty or discrimination or other issues), and/or people who resist critical thinking (due to privilege or circumstance or what have you). we can criticize media trends without pulling a "well back in the GOOD OLD DAYS" about it.

There’s a lot of nuance to this discussion and I don’t think it is a bad thing to point out the truth of our current reality which is people are getting stupider. More ignorant. More complacent. In the 40s there was not an entire separate digital world for people to exist in. What we are experiencing now is in some ways unique and technology is advancing the decline of critical analysis and GENERAL literacy.

Tomorrow

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Piotr Turek - Wibracje III, 2014