What would it look like if you took NASA’s Earth at Night image…
…and subtracted Facebook’s Friendship Map?
Artist Ian Wojtowicz has the answer with his UnFacebook World Map. Click the image for the enlarged version, which is quite beautiful.
Suddenly the first world is covered in darkness. Darkness from the shadows of a walled garden? It kind of looks like The Black Thing from Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time…
“But what is it? Calvin demanded. “We know that it’s evil, but what is it?”
“Yyouu hhave ssaidd itt!” Mrs. Which’s voice rang out. “Itt iss Eevill. Itt iss thee Ppowers of Ddarrkknesss!”
“But what’s going to happen?” Meg’s voice trembled. “Oh, please, Mrs. Which, tell us what’s going to happen!”
“Wee wwill cconnttinnue tto ffightt!”
While that is an overly dramatic and alarmist way to look at it, it will be interesting to see what happens when Facebook goes public and their first concern becomes their new, overly excited shareholder’s expectations that a great deal of money can be made off of all these friendships. … No, just kidding. Facebook isn’t monetizing friendship, just your life.
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[Maps via/by Ian Wojtowicz via The Atlantic; UnFacebook World Map poster]
Ben Chatterton
I was hoping that was a Wrinkle in Time reference. I was not disappointed.
Also, that map is terrifying, and that’s coming from an avid Facebooker.