In class on Tuesday we discussed the ideas of Horkheimer and Adorno. While discussing the work I could not help but compare many quotes to Benjamin’s idea of originality. One of the quotes states: “culture today is infecting everything with sameness.” By saying this I think they are stating that reproduction is causing a disruption in today’s society. I would have to agree with this statement. In today’s society is there ever an original or is everything simply a mock of something else?
I then started thinking about this in terms of trends in fads in today’s pop culture. As I walked around campus today I could not help but to notice the similarities in the ways that people were dressing. Everyone looked just alike with their skinny jeans, bright colors, and gladiator sandals. It was interesting; however, when I saw someone dressed in something completely random, such as a trench coat, I began to view the person as weird and honestly a little scary. But why is this? Why do we live in such a way that something different from the “sameness” is considered strange? Therefore, going back to the quote, I would have to agree with the word “infecting” because we are in fact contaminated with these ideas that anything different should be considered strange or even in some cases scary.
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Good connection to benjamin. However, your post is too short. You have good thoughts we want to hear more from you!
-Starfish
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