Comments on: Circus has come http://social-creature.com/circus-has-come culture commentary, consumer insight, marketing strategy Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sydney http://social-creature.com/circus-has-come#comment-2584 Sydney Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:31:34 +0000 http://social-creature.com/?p=809#comment-2584 Another circus-themed music event was the 1968 Rock 'n' Roll Circus featuring The Rolling Stones, The Who, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, Jethro Tull, and The Dirty Mac :) Another circus-themed music event was the 1968 Rock ‘n’ Roll Circus featuring The Rolling Stones, The Who, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, Jethro Tull, and The Dirty Mac :)

]]> By: kw http://social-creature.com/circus-has-come#comment-1547 kw Wed, 24 Dec 2008 07:44:23 +0000 http://social-creature.com/?p=809#comment-1547 Just a mention - T-Pain's new album which came out before britney's,also has a circus them with a emphasis on freak show. Just a mention –
T-Pain’s new album which came out before britney’s,also has a circus them with a emphasis on freak show.

]]> By: proben http://social-creature.com/circus-has-come#comment-1539 proben Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:16:54 +0000 http://social-creature.com/?p=809#comment-1539 You should look up Bakhtin's notion of the carnivalesque; it resonates a lot with what you say about the circus. This sort of cultural manifestation isn't just a fad that comes and goes; it's a permanent undercurrent in any culture, methinks -- the circus had a special, liminal place in American culture long before Britney, and it will long after she's gone. You should look up Bakhtin’s notion of the carnivalesque; it resonates a lot with what you say about the circus. This sort of cultural manifestation isn’t just a fad that comes and goes; it’s a permanent undercurrent in any culture, methinks — the circus had a special, liminal place in American culture long before Britney, and it will long after she’s gone.

]]> By: Eric http://social-creature.com/circus-has-come#comment-1538 Eric Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:01:28 +0000 http://social-creature.com/?p=809#comment-1538 Saw a story on a similar theme today and though of your post, Jenka. Another part of the dark side of narcissism - http://www.good.is/?p=14116 Saw a story on a similar theme today and though of your post, Jenka. Another part of the dark side of narcissism – http://www.good.is/?p=14116

]]> By: jenks http://social-creature.com/circus-has-come#comment-1536 jenks Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:58:58 +0000 http://social-creature.com/?p=809#comment-1536 rafi, it's an interesting question. i don't really think there can really be a large-scale "reversal." our craving for attention is kind of an innate human thing. it's similar to how we crave salty and sugary things, and in the same way that we, as a society, have been massively overindulging on that craving (as evidenced by the obesity epidemic) we are now overindulging on the craving for attention and self-focus. and at the same time, we have become totally accustomed to the instant availability of all these platforms for the expression of our personalities. i think we think of social media as pretty much our birthright at this poing, and i don't think anyone is really interested in giving that up any time soon. on the other hand, i think we will become more aware of the inherent narcissism in a lot of what we spend our time doing, much like we have become more conscious of caloric information on food packaging, for instance. what we each choose to do based on that awareness remains an individual decision, but that primal craving isn't going away. rafi, it’s an interesting question. i don’t really think there can really be a large-scale “reversal.” our craving for attention is kind of an innate human thing. it’s similar to how we crave salty and sugary things, and in the same way that we, as a society, have been massively overindulging on that craving (as evidenced by the obesity epidemic) we are now overindulging on the craving for attention and self-focus.

and at the same time, we have become totally accustomed to the instant availability of all these platforms for the expression of our personalities. i think we think of social media as pretty much our birthright at this poing, and i don’t think anyone is really interested in giving that up any time soon.

on the other hand, i think we will become more aware of the inherent narcissism in a lot of what we spend our time doing, much like we have become more conscious of caloric information on food packaging, for instance. what we each choose to do based on that awareness remains an individual decision, but that primal craving isn’t going away.

]]> By: rafi http://social-creature.com/circus-has-come#comment-1535 rafi Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:41:13 +0000 http://social-creature.com/?p=809#comment-1535 hmm, do you think we as a society will see a reversal / backlash to the narcissism in the near future? hmm, do you think we as a society will see a reversal / backlash to the narcissism in the near future?

]]> By: jenks http://social-creature.com/circus-has-come#comment-1534 jenks Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:45:33 +0000 http://social-creature.com/?p=809#comment-1534 cassidy, that's so funny! britney's only amplifying it. besides. way too much narcissism out there for circus to die :) cassidy, that’s so funny!

britney’s only amplifying it. besides. way too much narcissism out there for circus to die :)

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