Mobile+and+Miserable...+What+is+the+Internet+doing+to+our+Happiness?


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NORTHCOTE SO HUNGOVER by The Bedroom Philosopher



Research shows that mental health problems in young people are on the rise (Johnson & Smith, 2008; Fig & Jam, 2010; ABS, 2009; Jelly & Fish, 2005). Some theorists are proposing that this is due in part to the increasing sense of loneliness experienced by young people as a result of having virtual, rather than in-the-flesh relationships and social networks (Castells, 2009). ETC.
 * My chosen cultural artefact is the satirical tune about Gen Y by The Bedroom Philosopher.**
 * Literature Review**

Here I would look up theories around Internet Culture, virtual realities, and cyber-addictions. I would talk a bit perhaps about countries such as Korea and China where Internet addiction has led to deaths in Internet Cafes. I would talk about the how email etc have turned us into a 24/7 culture that is never allowed to be 'switched off' or 'unavailable'. I would look up the influence of advertising campaigns by mobile telephone companies and the pressure to keep up with the latest ICTs. I might talk about social identity, and how important people's on-line profiles and images are to them. I may also talk a bit about how many of us live in on the web in a 'Second Life' kind of way. I would think about how Australian youth have grown up with technology and how this constitutes their entire lived experiences so far, and see if there are theorists talking about how this internet culture has influenced their expectations. I may even chat a bit here about dating on-line, and the often unrealistic expectations young people have of their relationships, and how this often results in disappointment when they don't find perfection.
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I chose this artefact as it is a parody of Gen Y's addiction to mobilephones. The artistic effort focuses on how important aesthetic, reputation, and public profiling are to some young people. It also reveals the superficiality that on-line/mobile telephones allow in that an insincere friendship is being maintained via a telephone in this videoclip. ETC

Jones, J.M. (2010). I'm so Happy cause Today I found my Friends, //Journal of Nirvana//, //44,// 3, 123-165.
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