The Irony of Irony

hmm.. my first blog... so of course it has to be about the irony of irony. I dont know what that means exactly but it is worthy to note at this time that i absolutely hate writing yet im writing...
i dont know much about blogs either or really what purpose they serve us but after a brief discussion about them with my friend ashley we ve concluded (well she did) that they seem to be the way we chronicle this day and age. Makes sense to me so i better get with it if i want my two cents to be worth anything these days(two cents is virtually worth nothin even in these days for those of you lookin back on this day and age from the future...virtually of course)

So this is how we exchange ideas and information to one another during the information age... we make up an interesting name that we hope is catchy so others remember where to find us (virtually), we pick a title hopefully one that is intriguing that one would actually want to read it... and then we inform... or entertain... or inform.... see this is where you lose me or i lose myself. The information age to me seems more like an entertainment age... while our means to receive information is constantly evolving i fear our information has deteriorated into constant entertainment. Are we really an informed society or just an entertained population?

I guess im just not feeling too smart these days... and i feel the same way about our society in general. We think we re enlightened with all our modern conveniences and our ever evolving labels we place on one another and different cultural eras to help keep us organized but i dont see it. To me this world just gravitates towards entertainment. And entertainment is fueled by irony. Webster’s dictionary defines irony as:
1. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn
2. Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
3. A trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
not exactly the most flattering definition but it seems to be what we all expect and crave.. We re all lookin for that twist that sweet sensational bit of information that changes everything! The suspense of irony keeps us intrigued and attentive. Irony is the blueprint of every popular movie we see...."Im not a smart man" remember that movie? The one of the retard finding success in everything he does? yup best picture! or the one about the general who was suppose to be the leader of a great nation but became a slave yet as a slave he saved the nation? yup best picture! It seems like all our news agencies has adopted this format for telling their stories... Did you hear about the attorney general who broke up all those prostitution rings, became governor and then got caught with a postitute? kind of ironic dont you think? I mean the fact that one of the great sources for our information uses this technique to inform us...entertain us...inform us... yeah you get the idea...

Even the courts of justice today are played out through the media our so called great information provider. Remeber the Duke lacrosse players? We all do because of the irony of it all provided a good story. The white all American boys at a prestigious college raping the down and out black stripper. This story provided plenty of entertainment and hardly any truth yet we were informed daily about it. We created our opinions and our labels and organized them all in our mind and then when fianlly proven wrong when that sweet sensational twist scattered them all... we peaked we climaxed... then we simply forgot them... onto steroids and the homerun record and more opinions and more labels....

Justice and injustice is argued everyday. Truth is accepted and rejected in every way imaginable. While pain and anguish is always on display. So really what is the value of being informed of all of this...??? Irony is an addiction like sex and drugs we constantly need more and more of it to keep us satisfied...entertained! The information age? Ha more like the great impotence if you ask me! So bloggers beware im searching for some viagara! ...this of course is my opinion my blog which i have now been able to organize under my label (virtually) . I guess the real question should be which the Gladiator himself asks, “Are you not entertained?”