We Live In Public - Official Trailer

On the 40th anniversary of the Internet, WE LIVE IN PUBLIC tells the story of the effect it is having on our society as seen through the eyes of the greatest Internet pioneer youve never heard of, visionary Josh Harris. Award-winning director, Ondi Timoner (DIG!), documented his tumultuous life for more than a decade, to create a riveting, cautionary tale of what to expect as the virtual world inevitably takes control of our lives. Please visit the website: http://www.weliveinpublicthemovie.com for more information.

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[southbanktrousers2]

"they were shitting in public...and people ate it up"

[dancingbearfilms]

@Sneezlebob Actually, I deactivated my account because I didn't want to turn into a nutjob like him. I'm still off FB almost two years later. Couldn't be happier. There's nothing wrong with Facebook, like there's nothing wrong with most drugs. They're only bad when you abuse them. Facebook was an addiction for me when I was on it. I had to stop cold turkey. Actually, the movie isn't about a nutjob who thinks the internet is taking over... now I'm wasting my time on Youtube. Becuase I'm drunk.

[TheMoreWeKn0w]

the end of the experiment is at the start of the experiment. the fact that the individuals would allow themselves to be recorded doing such things just shows everything about our society. how most of the things they do on camera are for attention rather than real. just as status updates and comments on facebook are.

[BenGarwin]

@Trystera Attributing behavior solely to individuals' innate characteristics and not accounting for any social enviornment drasitically misreads the Stanford Prison Experiment. It's helpful to remember that in the SPE, there were no innate differences between 'wardens' or 'prisoners' yet their behavior diverged wildly from one another. Their roles (group identity) overpowered individual agency.

[dmanjdb]

I wonder if you tubers have seen this movie.

[Trystera]

(cont.) So, beyond that number, people just become sorta... ciphers. You know they're people with the same kinds of needs and ideals as your best friend, but it's just hard to keep that in mind. To want everyone to know us, without knowing them -- to have attention from others without paying attention to them -- is just selfishness.

I think some people are just being raised, lately, to aspire to Fame and Wealth, not Respect or Strong Character. It's not media to blame, but poor parenting.

[Trystera]

@puddiipuddii We all do? Even the introverts? Personally, fame sounds horrifying!

Popstars are emblematic of the issue. The flip side of that coin is, "we want everyone to know us, without our having to know everyone." You can't forge a meaningful relationship with thousands of fans or followers - in fact, per the hypothesis of Dunbar's Number, our brains can scarcely understand our interrelationships when the number of people is higher than 230 at most. (cont.)

[puddiipuddii]

@Trystera It seems we are driven more by having attention than logic or love.

Look at popstars now. Singularity is inevitable because we all want everyone to know us.

[jwhittlejr]

@Trystera that is likely the most insightful thing ever written on youtube.

[doqueiros]

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