I discovered Bowie when my age group was being marketed "boy bands". His backlist led me to discovering much more music. Forever grateful.
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I think Bowie was the only musician whose posters ended up on my wall was a young teen. Was fascinated by the chameleon/self-presentation.
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I'm oddly not surprised that he both meant to and managed to present his death as he wanted to: with a farewell of his won design. RIP.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Marc Blank-Settle
Also this GIF of Bowie's chameleon self-presentation has credit now.https://twitter.com/marcsettle/status/686455997959897088 …
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I'll re-listen to Bowie's Berlin trilogy today, some of his most mournful music: when he escaped LA and lived in Berlin's Turkish community.
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Still struck. Keeping illness private—in this age—and saying goodbye by shutting the door himself. Peak Bowie. RIP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-JqH1M4Ya8 …
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Didn't know. Bowie had the best answer to the dreaded "Is the Internet just a tool"? "No, it's an alien life form." https://youtu.be/Q0-51IkWpFE?t=653 …
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The Internet is not "just a tool" is a summary of my academic career but from now on I'll just say "because it's an alien life form."


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The "internet is not just a tool" isn't denying that it is a tool—it's arguing against the idea that major tools are are mere instruments.
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Interviewer (Jeremy Paxman) does the classic thing to Bowie: "but they said that about the telephone." Well, yeah, telephone is a big deal.
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(BTW, Bowie's interview *is* great. It's not facile at all; he's making great points about fragmentation, art, community, audience, etc.).
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