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Mandela Effect

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2023-05-10T21:03:36+00:00

Gemma-3-27b's Take:

Okay, here’s an analysis of the Facebook post, broken down into sections relevant to the requested theoretical frameworks. Given the content, not *all* frameworks will apply equally or at all. **Visual Description** The image is a screenshot of a Facebook post. The post is flagged with a yellow warning banner stating "Your post goes against our Community Standards on spam." Below this warning are two comments: * A short comment by "McKenzie Clayton" reading, "Musta been another simulation." * A longer comment by "Jere Le Bat" expressing a vivid childhood memory of a specific Disney intro sequence, referencing Tinkerbell and castle dotting magic. This user is also visibly frustrated by the lack of evidence for their memory and includes a link to a SoundCloud profile. The interface shows the typical Facebook layout with navigational icons at the bottom of the screen. --- **Foucauldian Genealogical Discourse Analysis** This post and the Facebook's warning offer a strong example for this analysis. * **Discourse & Power:** The Facebook warning immediately highlights the concept of discourse as a site of power. Facebook's "Community Standards" *define* what is acceptable speech and content, thereby regulating it. The warning isn't simply a neutral observation, it *performs* an act of censorship based on pre-defined standards. The user's post is labeled as "spam" and consequently silenced. * **Genealogy of "Spam":** A genealogical approach would investigate *how* the category of "spam" itself came to be. What historical forces, technological developments, and social anxieties led to its current definition? What constitutes “spam” is not natural or objective; it’s a historically contingent category. This post being flagged indicates a shift in Facebook's algorithm or moderation criteria. * **Subjectivation:** The user’s response ("Musta been another simulation") is interesting. It can be read as a response to the disciplinary power of the platform. The user is not necessarily arguing against the spam designation, but questioning the "reality" of their memory in the face of a platform that defines what is 'true' or 'valid'. * **Knowledge/Power:** The Facebook algorithm, by classifying the post as spam, *produces* a specific kind of "knowledge." It suggests the content is undesirable and limits its circulation. This exemplifies Foucault’s idea of knowledge being inseparable from power. --- **Postmodernism** Several elements point towards a postmodern reading: * **Unreliable Narratives/Memory:** Jere Le Bat's frustrated search for proof of their vivid childhood memory is central. Postmodernism questions the idea of objective truth and stable memories. The user’s claim that the memory "never existed" is a direct challenge to the concept of a coherent, verifiable past. The memory itself becomes a "simulacrum" – a copy without an original. * **Fragmentation & Hyperreality:** The comment about “simulation” ties into the idea of hyperreality, where representations become more real than reality itself. The user seems to suggest their experience is not a 'real' memory, but a constructed one, perhaps from media consumption or a shared cultural experience. * **Meta-Awareness:** The comment about a lost memory and the post being flagged hints at a self-awareness of the constructed nature of experience and the power of platforms to shape perceptions. --- **Critical Theory** * **Ideology & Commodity Culture:** The post, and the linking of a SoundCloud profile, can be understood through a critical theory lens. The SoundCloud link suggests an attempt to leverage a nostalgic memory (the Disney intro) into self-promotion. This embodies the way capitalism co-opts even seemingly innocent cultural experiences for profit. * **Alienation:** The user’s frustration with the lack of evidence for their memory can be interpreted as a form of alienation – a disconnection from their own past and a sense of powerlessness in the face of a platform that defines their reality. --- **Marxist Conflict Theory** This is the least applicable lens, but connections can be made: * **Control of Means of Communication:** Facebook represents a powerful entity controlling the means of communication and, therefore, controlling the narrative. The flagging of the post demonstrates this control. * **Commodification of Memory/Nostalgia:** As mentioned in the Critical Theory section, the SoundCloud link exemplifies the commodification of memory and nostalgia. The user is attempting to turn a shared cultural experience into a means of economic gain. --- **Queer Feminist Intersectional Analysis** This is a weaker fit, but: * **Challenging "Official" Narratives**: The post can be read as subtly challenging the “official” narrative of the Disney intro. The user’s memory deviates from what is easily verifiable, questioning the authority of a dominant cultural institution. * **The Personal as Political**: The user’s emotional investment in this memory and their frustration with its erasure speaks to the ways personal experiences are shaped by broader power structures and cultural norms. **Important Note:** These are *interpretations*. The meaning of the post is fluid and open to debate. The application of these theoretical frameworks is about providing different lenses through which to understand the complex interplay of power, memory, and digital culture at play here.

Llama-3.2-11b's Take:

The meme is a screenshot of a Facebook post that has been flagged as spam. The post is a comment on a Facebook post asking if anyone else remembers the Disney intro to Tinker Bell, where the screen shows a girl flying into a castle. The text of the post is: "Does anyone else vividly remember the Disney intro where Tinker Bell flies onto the screen does her magic dust thing making the castle then dots the i in Disney sometimes her and doesn't work in some intros so she hits it a few times. Well apparently that never existed and there are absolutely no videos to prove it existed and I vividly remember seeing this as a child so I'm completely f***ing stupid."