Saturday, March 31, 2007

Real Worlds

Justin is talking to Irene McGee from MTV's "The Real World: Seattle," in 1998 at SuperHappyVlogHouse. They're talking about reality versus illusion and how the presence of cameras change people. Justin notes that "The Real World" was one of the inspirations for Justin.TV, and agrees that being on camera makes him less likely to speak freely.Attendees riled up by Robert Scoble's Twitters from afar pull Justin away, but Irene and Justin agree to talk again later.

It could turn out to be an interesting conversation. Per Wikipedia, McGee is a media activist, and speaks often about the "manipulation of the mass media," and "the dangers of reality television."

She's also a a podcaster, and recently lost her apartment in a fire.

1 comments:

Mike D said...

Wow, that sucks about her apartment fire. Looks like there is a PayPal link to help her out on her podcast page.