I greatly enjoyed Chuck Klosterman's excerpt from "Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs." The paper was an example of a technology narrative and centered around Chuck's experience with the popular PC game, The Sims.
I especially liked this piece because I could completely relate to it and found myself laughing along with his examples that only people who have played Sims would understand. In high school, I loved playing The Sims 2 and have have had the same thoughts about life as Chuck had while playing this highly addictive game. Its true that you get sucked into the game and have to think within the confines of the game.
My favorite section is on page 18 when Chuck writes, "And why isn't my SimChuck happy? Because he's a self-absorbed, materialistic prick." As an ex-player of The Sims, I understand the frustration of having to "please" the sim.
I thought this was a very effective technology narrative because it focuses on how a specific technology affected Chuck's life and made him think about his philosophical ideals. I could relate to it and will mostly likely model my own technology narrative after his.
I found Chuck Klosterman's other excerpt about the similarities of the NBA and life to be not as entertaining as his paper on The Sims, but his writing style kept me interested.
This essay was not about technology but was an explanation of how the NBA is an example of reality and life. He claims that NBA is the only game that matters because it's exactly like life. I like his comparison of the NBA not having known outcomes but still being controlled by dark, powerful sources. I also found it interesting that Chuck stated the Lakers-Celtic rivalry represents race, religion, politics, and mathematics.
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