Working on a post-modern societal theory of relevancy. Hope to find out, if possible, how we quantify relevancy.
Rule One: relevancy is of the individual perspective
Rule Two: infinite relevancy exists only in conditions in which no alternatives exist
Rule Three: Somethings’ ‘universal-relevancy’ increases as more individuals choose to recognize it as a pertinent alternative to something else.
Next development: are things of equal relevancy, according to the 3 laws, able to be unequal in regards to relevancy, and if so, how does one quantify these differences?
Example: This video, while questionable, has increasing universal relevancy. Yet, this video is anything but relevant, or at least shouldn’t be. It appeals to a very base audience with racy themes and a mild yet catchy tune — it even has it’s own designated URL.
Video (Probs NSFW) –> “Get On My Horse”
Questions brought up by this video:
How can this be relevant? If it is indeed relevant, is it just as relevant as say some trendy out-of-character political clip? Is it more relevant than a Barnes & Noble Nook?
Posted on January 26, 2010 at 3:25 pm.