My spoof project is going to be aimed at the internet as a whole, and how sites like the following trick users into thinking they are spending their time wisely when they are in fact wasting it.
Pinterest:
Pinterest is a site where people essentially gawk at clothes, recipes, furniture, whatever. They can save ("pin") things they like to designated "boards" and look at them later when they have time. This site is actually pretty useful sometimes and I find myself sneaking on it all the time. My big issue with it however, is that it makes us live in the future. Instead of using my time to actually DO something, I am just constantly in a state of planning for things I want to do eventually and, in all likeliness, will not get to. If I ever get through all the recipes on my food board it will be a miracle, because I am constantly pinning and never cooking.
StumbleUpon:
Another offender of the "living in the future" mentality. StumbleUpon is a great time killer but it pawns itself of as an all purpose resource. When I use StumbleUpon, I think I am spending my time wisely and being super productive, finding great articles and resources for fitness, design, whatever I want! But what typically happens is these great finds are simply cataloged away with a click of a "stumble" button. Our short attention spans make us always want to keep "stumbling" and finding new things, it becomes a compulsion more than a resource.
Tumblr:
Ahh tumblr. Blogging made super easy. While the premise may seem nice, the useful applications are almost nonexistent. Tumblr has become a monumental waste of time. Depending on how many people you follow, you could spent a large portion of your time scrolling through your tumbr dash on any given day. And you will be entertained, and slightly more informed, but you will not be much better off. Your internet presence will be amazing, your physical presence will be lacking.
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