Remember the story of Henrietta Lacks? She was the african american woman whose cells became an important tool in developing modern medicine. She was never informed about her cells' use and certainly never shared in their enormous worth. When her story was unearthed it became a celebrated book and movie. Maybe a myth for our times.
Mark Zuckerberg is another person whose life has a tinge of myth attached. Facebook tapped deep into the human spirit where the need to be connected was ready to be explored. If we bothered to figure out how Facebook made billions by selling our profiles, we didn't seem to mind.
My friend David and I were talking about TV shows. . . and the zombies that frequently appear. "What is a zombie?" I asked. He said it was an undead creature who needs to eat our brains to survive.
That sounded like another modern myth to me.
I can think of a few people who might be trying to make reality out of the zombie myth. Who knows whether they actually eat McDonald's hamburgers or brains? Didn't some cannibals think that eating the brain of your enemy would make you smarter? Doesn't seem to be working!
ReplyDeletei thought you had to sign up for an app available on Facebook to get your profile sold.. but suddenly everyone is saying he is selling everyone's profile and he is in trouble and has to go before congress or something..
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