#this isn't totally fair. you also become even MORE of a curmudgeon about attribution and misinformation than you were before! | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

essektheylyss · 9 months

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what people expect when you sign up for an LIS degree: haha quirky book nerds, so fun, I remember toddler storytime at the library are you gonna read to children

what they actually get when you sign up for an LIS degree: smashing Alexa isn't enough anymore I need to learn how to run my own internet and also build a house on a totally closed circuit system.

#this isn't totally fair. you also become even MORE of a curmudgeon about attribution and misinformation than you were before!#anyway everyday I realize i am becoming even more of a nightmare of a person #as if my media degree wasn't bad enough #I did have to think today about how my courses in undergrad went like #digital privacy and surveillance > social networks as used in the arab spring > culture of money > political campaign communications #now here i am doing in depth coursework on metadata and info behavior #DISASTROUS. no one should talk to me. absolutely nightmarish.#megs vs mlis #this is mostly a joke but it is so funny to read about metadata nearly a decade after that digital surveillance/privacy course and. oof.#okay I'm going back to my readings even though the memes are more fun

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