Cinematic shorthand tends to make use of emblematic actions to visually represent certain eras: the 40s USO dance, 50s drag race, 60s protest, etc. These, usually collective, activities come to be how we visualize historical periods such that we wonder if those who lived through the periods but sat out the activities were really there. I sometimes wonder what will become the clich\u00e9d and\u00a0iconic collective behavior of this era and am left with the fairly uncinematic image of a person staring alone at a glowing plastic screen, clicking away repeatedly at keys. ,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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