blog post #3

After learning about Semiotics and the tip of the iceberg about Marxism I noticed that I see news and media in a different light. Marxism is all about hierarchy and in class we discussed this at length using high school as the example. There is such a pecking order in high school which makes it the perfect example to describe Marxism. The popular kids (the hierarchy elitists) are the athletes, cheerleaders, jocks or the wealthy kids who maybe buy friends and control. They have a tendency to call the shots and are at the top of the food chain in high school. In class I noted that "in any social situation you have hierarchy" and so I'm noticing semiotic details and Marxism are everywhere. Take social media for example- the people with the most "likes" or followers are the trendsetters. When somebody posts something and it doesn't get very many likes, it is less validated by the people who see it. When somebody who gets a lot of attention (the jocks) post something and it gets a lot of comments and attention, people are more likely to stop and read or look and then mimic. Let it be a fad style or a new restaurant.