Summary Of Electric Funeral By Chuck Klosterman

Villainy and Virtue of Technological Process It is 2018 and the world is moving faster and faster every day. Clicking, typing, swiping and texting; with more to come. Every year there is a new iPhone, and every model has more storage, clearer cameras, and more accessibility overall. Young adults are interested in majoring in a technology-based field. Not necessarily because they are so interested in learning it, but because the technology industry is booming. There is nothing anyone can do to alter the speed of technological advancement. Chuck Klosterman elaborates on this idea in his short essay, “Electric Funeral.” His viewpoint is that no matter how much people miss the old world, it does not matter because “the future makes the

First and foremost, it is critical to discuss and unpack the ethics behind online gossiping. The way Klosterman describes online gossiping is by using the word villainy. However, villainy is typically defined as cruel or wicked behavior. In his essay, Klosterman discusses what makes a villain in regards to the online world. Specifically, Klosterman states, “The reason Perez Hilton became a villain was because the intersection of those two qualities: It wasn’t just the content, and it wasn’t just the success. It was the creeping fear that this type of content would become the only way any future person could be successful” (226). This interpretation of villainy is quite different than what most would consider. When people hear the

Before text messaging and emailing existed, everyone had their conversations in person, or at the very least, over the phone. Perez Hilton is an individual who acquires the photos and personal information of celebrities in an online gossip format. The articles he writes may not be true or simply skewed, nevertheless the people read and interpret the information to be true because of the credibility he portrays. Every article has a well written article of how the given “issue” played out, and he follows his posts with photos, which almost always confirms an individual’s doubts. Hilton embodies this movement and still so, others copy as a trend. The keyboards on devices allow people to hide their true identity as easily as they allow you to speak negatively when an individual is right next to you. However, Hilton does put a name to the empire, but he still does his work on a keyboard where he is unharmed. Even if a rich, famous, powerful celebrity wanted to approach them with the law, they really have no jurisdiction to harm Hilton because none of his acts are illegal. The standard that we hold ethics on is everything above the law. So all because something is legal, that does not mean it is not unethical. Because of that, the virtual world allows a sense of freedom one would not feel if they had to defend their ideals in a face to face manner. By not