So, what did I encounter in my Facebook feed today? The perfect confluence of the four articles we discussed this week: http://beckittns.tumblr.com/
It is a tumblr devoted to cats captioned by quotes from Irish author Samuel Beckett. For example, the one from 9/11/14 is a picture of a cat hanging from the blinds, completely limp after having given up on trying to escape. The caption: Nothing to be done. Another features the following dialogue: "It hurts?" "Hurts! He wants to know if it hurts!" The accompanying picture shows a cat standing on the victorian collar of a large dog, smooshing the collar into the dog's face It's funny, thoughtful, and distracting all at the same time.
Is Daly right in saying that my time spent on this tumblr feed is a colossal waste of time? Probably. Is it pathetic that the person (and tumblr) who made this feed wants popularity so much that a pop up reminding me to follow appears every minute or so? Perhaps. Is Williams right that focusing my energies on this feed is distracting me from the real news of the day? Most certainly. But the internet (and social media specifically) are not only tools of democracy and communication; they are also here to entertain.
And, well, cats.
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