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If your still following this rather abstract notion of how cultivating an online presence can be related to food production, let's consider our digital diets. Atkins & Bowler (2001) explain, "Diets evolve through time in response to the changing circumstances of supply and demand" (p. 284). This is also true for those of us who at some point in our lives subsisted on a diet of online games. Just like a real diet, digital diets can be used to define the consumer, and shape the size of their online presence. Often a large and bloated presence is an indicator of over consumption.
References:
Atkins, P. J., & Bowler, I. R. (2001). Food in society: economy, culture, geography. London: Arnold.
Kuttainen, V. (2013). BA1002: Our space: Networks, narratives and the making of place. Lecture 7: Food networks. [YouTube video]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBp0kLOUOiQ
Patel, R. (2007). Stuffed and starved: markets, power and the hidden battle for the world food system. Melbourne: Black Inc.
Image:
Figure 1. (2012). Eat and obey [online image]. Retrieved from
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I love the notion of "digital diets", it definitely started me thinking about how intellectually "nutritious" my online habits may (or may not) be.
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