The Britney Thing in Jeff's New Post

[cadeveo]

I saw this coming awhile ago. In our day and age, we make our human sacrifices psychically, via the mass media.

But it's still that same old human sacrifice thing:

http://cadeveo.wordpress.com/2007/02/20 ... t-to-isht/

I probably overstated my case at the time with a whole bunch of symbology woo-woo, but nevertheless I still see this as being the case.

I feel sorry for Britney, but the best thing we can do is look away. Once you're a brand/icon within the Spectacle, your persona is seldom yours anymore.