Weapons of Mass Distraction (Part 3)

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1.	Killing Us Softly With Convenience 02:42	buy track
2.	Party Like a Billionaire 04:46	buy track
3.	Breaking News: No One Cares! 00:24	buy track
4.	Tech Bro Mafia: Human Traffic Kings 01:43	buy track
5.	Deep Data Shakedown: Time to Pay Up 05:39	buy track

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Weapons of Mass Distraction. Part 3.

The Tech Bro Mafia have become Human Traffic Kings by offering convenience in exchange for free user data. It’s easy to obtain because people carry those convenient smartphones wherever they go. Facebook costs $0 to use, but it’s not really free. Mark Zuckerberg makes billions by selling data to advertisers while his users get paid in a currency of follows, likes and hearts. Meanwhile, a digital generation is raised on the principle that everything should be easy. There should always be a website, app, or device that can make a task easier. The lessons of inconvenience are lost.

When everything is easy, people forget what to do when things are hard. They never learn to be patient or to wait for the right moment; to make mistakes, but still endure; to make the wrong choice, but still find the strength to try again; to keep going in the face of difficulty; to protest when something doesn’t seem right; to trust their instinct, but also to know when to ask for help; and to be creative when all the convenient tools aren’t available to accomplish goals.

A generation is raised without the lessons of perseverance. A species that is exceedingly happy and satisfied, but without any defenses. Instead of investing their resources into protecting and nurturing each other and the planet, they invest into making more money, more distracting gadgets, more elaborate entertainment, and more robots so they can do less. The billionaires party while everyone pays their debts. What will happen when it’s time to pay up?

And then the COVID-19 pandemic shakes the world. Leaders at every level must adapt their intentions to saving lives instead of to saving money.

“Siri, how do we get through this now?”

“Here is what I found…”

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released April 10, 2020

Recorded live by Bernard Farley using the Roland tr-8s. Mixed and Mastered by Bernard Farley using Ableton Live and iZotope Ozone. Artwork and graphic design by Bernard Farley using Adobe Photoshop.

Weapons of Mass Distraction (Parts 1-6) are released under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike. This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this work even for commercial reasons, as long as the creator (Bernard Farley) is appropriately credited and the derivative works and new creations are licensed under the identical terms. This license is often compared to open source software licenses. All new works based on the music of Weapons of Mass Distraction will carry the same license, so any derivatives will also allow commercial use.

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Outputmessage Washington

Outputmessage is Bernard Farley, an experience artist based in Washington, D.C. Through, dancing, music, DJing, photography, and video, he creates familiar, yet subversive, multi-faceted experiences that explore themes of queer and black identity. His recent works include the explosive protest techno song and video “Wake the Fuck up!” and the bewildering Weapons of Mass Distraction. ... more

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