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  • Revisiting OK Computer

    My opinion of Radioheads “Ok Computer” as not really changed since my first ” review a month or two ago, however, after revisiting it to initially write the first blog, I went on a bit of a Radiohead bender. I have always had so much love this for this band, and I’ve really always admired their ability to bring pop sensibilities to experimental music. Additionally Thom Yorke is one of the best lyricists in the game and because of this, they’ve really solidified their place in my heart alongside My Chemical Romance and the Strokes in my top 3 bands. Naturally, the shift of getting someone into experimental music from alternative music takes a bit of time. My first Radiohead album was their sophomore LP “The Bends”. This slowly started to shift my tastes from generic rock music to things with a bit more artistic integrity. The first time I listened to Ok Computer however, it was my “AHA!’ moment. Suddenly this was everything I needed to be modeling as a musician and then some. The experimentation, the pedals, the weird effects and interludes. For an album that I discovered nearly 20 years passed it’s release date, it felt incredibly fresh, new and funky. Like the future was collapsing in on itself and I got to watch.

    Upon recent listens of this album I really began to remember why I loved it so much in high school. I know my listed favorites aren’t exactly the most underground of artists, however I find myself often being both a music snob while being able to appreciate the artistry in simple/fun things. I could talk to you about experimental/noise artists from all over the city, punk bands from the 70s, or why that new Trippie Redd track is actually pretty good. That’s why I think I love Ok computer so much. It really feels like the pretentious art student in me and radio pop lover in me met, and now they’re hitting it off and going out for coffee. This album is really multiple worlds collapsing in on themselves and I really think that’s what makes it truly a work of art.

    The album it self was taking both no major risk and every major risk it could simultaneously. The project as a whole sounds like what people from the past thought the future would look and sound like. Like someone from the the Jetsons describing the Rock and Roll music on the radio. Sonically this album is a leap from both “Pablo Honey” and “The Bends” but in no way does it sound disingenuous. Radiohead takes the rock stereotypes of the 90’s and really makes them sound like a dead, cold reflection of what they might be in the dystopian society they are trying to paint. Both gnarly and weird as hell riffs challenged the idea of what rock and roll should be.

    No better opener to the album than “Air Bag”. This track is a lull, alt-rock slow burner that has fuzzy guitars and bells buried within the beginning of the mix. Thom Yorke voice resembles a sad choirboy, weaving in and out of highs and lows within the melody. In the 90’s the music was grungier, darker, heavier. Radiohead challenged that by making it fuzzy but in a different way.

    Paranoid Android is a brilliant follow up to Air Bag in that it tells the story of a scared Android becoming self aware. The album has a semi-loose dystopian future concept, and so on this track, Thom is telling a story from the android’s perspective, questioning literally everything he sees, with the “What’s this?” and even goes as far as to mention the robot questioning orders and authority, I.E. what all Sci-Fi movies warned us about. This songs structure was the first I had ever heard of it’s kind, and really been made aware of it. Sure I had heard ballads and songs with strange structure, but hearing this in high school was really the first time that I had ever really realized that you can write a song that isn’t strictly in ABAB format and naturally as a musician, this did wonders for my creativity. It is also worth noting that of Radioheads roughly 10 album discography that this is still one of their most streamed songs to date.

    Subterranean Homesick Alien s really another song that shows how versatile Radiohead is as a band. The keyboards constantly panning from side to side along with the tremolo-drenched guitar really create such a beautiful soundscape that you could zone out and or cry to for hours. Thom Yorke is talking about being isolated and feeling alienated from the rest of the world as a musician and this track really makes you feel for him.

    I really want to re-highlight what Exit Music (For a Film) brings to the table. Every track up to this point has been all over the place, with an incredible mesh of sounds and vibes. Now 4th song in, we get a somber slow burner where the drums don’t start until halfway through. it is a dreary, relatively stripped track instrumentally compared to the rest of the album. Thom does some incredible droning vocals over an acoustic guitar, that are later accompanied by synths and soft strings. Really an incredible shift in mood as he repeats the phrase “we hope that you choke” on the fade out.

    Let down is a really catchy pop song with incredible harmonies on the chorus that I truly do not think recieves enough credit for what it is. it may not be as crazy as the rest of the album, but I think it is very pretty and very nice change of pace from the rest of the track listing.

    Obviously however, the next highlight in the track list is Karma Police. This song was a hit for a reason, this song has been covered by tons and tons of people including: Panic! at the Disco, Dafne, Oliver Tree, NOVA. Karma Police somewhat continues this narrative of a dystopian, technology-dependent society once again telling a story from the perspective of this robot who’s become self aware after being used for too long, saying “this is what you get when you mess with us”. the instrumental constantly builds in the verse only to be followed by a light 1 piano- 1 vocal track for the chorus. The song has an arrangement of strings and pianos and guitars, which really only makes it feel more cinematic. it is definitely a staple to the album. 

    The track “Fitter Happier” is actually Thom Yorke’s New Years resolutions for the year before that were never accomplished. Its a bit depressing, however I think this is why it made to the album and that’s a nice little story we can all tell people.

    Following this track is probably my favorite song on Ok Computer. Electioneering tackles the corruption in all mainstream politics. They address voter fraud and the lobbying that was happening in the UK at the time, While adding to the story about these self aware androids taking over society. Thom Yorke tells the story from a politician, saying “I trust I can rely on your vote, its just business”. How incredibly punk of them.

    next in the track listing this track is the slower-indie child favorite “climbing up the walls”. though I know it sounds like this would play to my tastes, personally this is the one track on the album I find insufferable, but I also know so many people who swear by this song. My roommate in fact jumped down my throat when I told him this the first time because this is his favorite song on the album. it does eventually explode into a mess of screaming and noise which I am absolutely into, however the first of of the track to me is like a very boring Bon Iver or Alt-J song.

    No Surprises however is another track I hold near and dear to me as it was a track that I listened to a lot the summer my grandpa died. Somewhat light and fluffy, both happy and sad at the same time, something to this day I’m still trying to figure out how to emulate. Then again, I do have a soft spot for melancholy.

    Lucky is an interesting song in the track listing because it doesn’t really fit into the overall theme that they were trying to go for, but I’m sure it was sentimental to Thom Yorke as it was about a car crash he was in roughly a year earlier. again they hit us with the Pink Floyd-style chorus, tremolo guitars and airy synths.

    The Tourist is truly the best ending they could’ve written. It is a pristine close to the album. it is another great song to cry to, the chord progression uses a secondary dominant in the verse which I always feel like gives things a weird feel as chords don’t go where your ears and brain think they’re going to. There is truly not a better ending , it feels like the end of a movie. sent horns and harmonies all over the place, Jonny Greenwood’s clean guitar tone with some slow drums that would be ripped off by indie bands for years to come. the song is somewhat of a buildup to no big explosion and I would like to think that that’s somewhat their view on life and are telling it through the lense of this robot.

    I again would also like highlight “lift” which never made the album but was B side released on “OKNOTOK”. This song is absolutely the best breakup song ever written and why it never made it to the album is completely beyond me. I couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve cried to this song.

    Again, the sickest part about this album is that it really did not care how well it did. It went against the grain of a lot of what was popular in the 90’s, and somehow still cemented Radiohead in music history, It didn’t know what it wanted to be, didn’t’t care, didn’t fit in, and in that it fit in perfectly. It wasn’t exactly Grungey, it wasn’t exactly indie, it wasn’t exactly brit-pop. in fact in the documentary, Jonny Greenwood acknowledges that he doesn’t know exactly where the band fits in. that is the essence of the 90’s. No one belongs. You’re not special. Do something different. THEN you’ll be special. Thats why the 90’s is one of my favorite eras of music. the 70’s and 80’s had too much of a “thing”

    Another thing I admire about Radiohead, is that above all else, they were artists. The band values artistic integrity over any amount of fame they could ever achieve. In the documentary, Thom expresses how he doesn’t get why celebrities in America are held to such a high standard. We are all people. We are all born and we are all going to die. Really think their ideologies are captured within OK Computer. That most of the time is how I can tell music is good, corny as it may sound, but if I can tell you believe what you’re saying, then I’m here for it. That is why I will always love Ok Computer

  • Wikileaks

    When we talk about famous whistleblowers, everyones mind often gravitates toward Edward Snowden. but there is quite a few famous whistleblowers who are not so often talked about, one being Julian Assange. Assange is an Australian computer programmer who started WikiLeaks, which is half a collection of information, half a news source. Assange refers to what he did as “scientific journalism”, which is providing a lot of evidence and research, combining it with minimal commentary. Assange released thousands of classified documents via Wikileaks, and the information is still out there and readily available to all of us.

    in 2010, Wikileaks posted half a million classified documents received from Chelsea Manning, a US Army intelligence analyst. A lot of this information was already public domain, however most of the general public did not go out of their way to look for/ find this information.

    Manning, Assange and Wikileaks leaned thousands of documents regarding the Iraq war but also discussions among politicians who criticized each other. Just as well they shed light on the way America somewhat ” bullies” other countries.

    I think the most notable instance of corruption that Wikileaks shed light on during this time was the 10,000 CIVILIAN deaths initially unreported in Iraq and Afghanistan. Meaning 10,000 men, women and children not involved in the war in the slightest, died and their deaths were left unaccounted for.

    This is a sticky situation because it is hard to say whether or not I would leak information like this. I think there is so much that was actually leaked I would say that I would leak some of it, and not others.

    Politicians/ World Leaders calling each other names over email, while I think this is wildly unprofessional, we’re all human with human emotions, and I don’t think it is weird or uncommon for a politician to act like a child as we’ve seen the past few years.

    however bullying a country in getting it to do what you want with threats of disciplinary action is a different story. these are supposed to be our world to leaders. To have them threatening soil that we all live on in order for them to get what they want is just not right and that is where I feel like I’d draw the line.

    On top of that, as I said before, some 10,000 innocent lives were just taken, in a war that arguably did not need to be fought, however that is a topic for another day. These were civilians who had nothing to do with the war and would likely still be alive if it weren’t for the US intervention.

    Assange is similar to Ellsberg in that he is once again exposing the United States for how we use war for both political and economical gain. the only real difference in between the two is that they released their information in different wars, at different time periods.

    Ellsberg saw corruption in the reason we went to war in Vietnam and therefore released the Pentagon Papers highlighting that the only real reason was political gain. Assange and Manning did that with Wikileaks only on a 10x larger scale with hundreds of thousands of papers and emails on every bit of corruption the government has been involved in in the passed ten years.

    Wigand I think it is a bit harder to compare this grouping to as he saw corruption in a different industry (big tobacco), however, It still took the same amount of courage to stand up and say something because the tobacco industry is huge.

    I can imagine stress levels and tensions were just as high for Wigand as it was a land of uncertainty. When Wikileaks first surfaced it was truly a spectacle for everyone to see. I remember hearing about it and seeing it on the news, my parents talking about it, Ect. and I’m sure it was no different with any of these other whistleblower situations. I’m sure when every saw Wigand on Tv the topic of discussion at home was “WHATTTT CIGARETTES ARE BAD FOR YOUU??”

    And I’m sure Wikileaks was no different, as I wasn’t really old enough to remember what my parents were saying, I just remember it being a topic of discussion. But im sure it centered around “WHATTT, THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING BAD THINGS< AGAIN??” because of course we are. The governments are always going to be corrupt to some degree and that’s why it is our job as the people to hold them accountable as well as take care of ourselves. That’s why I don’t care about our world leaders talking crap about each other. However 10,000 dead men, women and children all unaccounted for?? Are you insane? what makes anyone think they can just do that? ‘

    I do agree with most of the actions of Wikileaks, because if a war is fought over oil and thousands of innocent people are dying on my tax dollar, I believe firmly as the raging-leftist-passifist that I am, that I deserve to know about it.

  • My thoughts on “The Insider” and The 60 minutes episode

    Jeff Wigand was the one to blow the whistle on big tobacco companies who were knowingly putting chemicals in their cigarettes that made them both more harmful and effective. Jeff is hailed as somewhat of a hero by anti-smoking campaigns. This is because Jeff informed the rest of the world how evil big tobacco really was. Unfortunately as soon as Jeff showed he knew too much, he lost his job.

    I would like to think I would do the same thing as Jeff given the position. Though it may have been a tough decision for him, I think do tend to hold my morals above any higher standing of anything, and therefore if I found out information that I perceived to be wrong, I would like to think I would have no problem shedding light on it to the rest of the world.

    I do believe that if nothing else, I know I am a good person, and part of that issuing truthful. Tobacco companies have been pulling the wool over everyones eyes for decades, and this was really the first instance of anyone truly taking a stance on the matter, therefore I would really like to think that I would do the same thing.

    A couple of questions that I have for Wigand would likely be involving the aftermath of the confession. What did his family think of after finding out? Throughout the movie we see a dramatized version of the stress they were all under and I know they all had opinions on his involvement up to that point. I can’t imagine any of that was all that much different in real life.

    Another question would likely be regarding whether or not he had trouble finding a job beyond that. I imagine any company he began to work for were probably concerned with brand loyalty up to that point. I can’t imagine finding a new job was easy for him. the

    The last question I would probably have for him would be regarding his own mental state. How did that whole situation effect him? What was it like having the pressure on constantly? Given how therapists were viewed up until the 90’s/ early 2000’s, did he have anyone he could turn to? I could only imagine what a tough situation that must be to be put in.

    Obviously throughout the course of the movie we see the whole situation having an effect on Russel Crowe’s depiction of Jeff. Throughout the film, there was pressure from all avenues, whether it be the tobacco companies, Bergman, The news station itself, Jeff’s family. I can only imagine the mental anguish that must cause someone.

    I think if you try to look at it from all perspectives you can see why everyone reacted the way they did. Bergman was trying to keep his job, while providing the public with correct information and a story that they all needed to hear. While I’m sure CBS was concerned about numbers, the last thing they wanted also was to catch the billion dollar case that was on the table if they aired the story. This is why when they initially told the public about it, they tried to keep as much disclosure as possible. in that though obviously everyone at cbs wanted to do the right thing and air the correct story.

    Additionally Jefferey had a million different things going on in his own brain at that time. He was receiving death threats, and so were his family members. The disclosure agreement that he signed made it so that legally, he couldn’t speak. Though he knew it was right too.

    I think this situation can definitely be compared to Daniel Ellsberg’s in that both parties were essentially at war with corruption with something that was so much larger than them. Both situations are very much David V Goliath. Ellsberg just so happened to be exposing the US government instead of Exposing the tobacco industry, however both institutions were really for profit at that point so they were in similar situations.

    In terms of the actual law being involved, while they may have signed agreements to keep their mouths shut, I do believe that this situation called for a certain contract break because of the fact that it was for the betterment of humanity. We might still think cigarettes are good for you if it weren’t for Wigand blowing the whistle.

    I do think journalists should always opt to tell the truth rather than what their network tries to persuade them to write/ the pressure that they feel from outside sources. Not that every journalist does in fact care, however, creative liscense is not something that should be taken lightly especially in journalism. Fox News, for example, only tends to air conservative news stories, which is why they should not always be considered a reliable source, because their stories always tend to lean conservative, (though as a liberal, I am biased, the same argument can be made about CNN). It is important that journalists, above all else, tell the truth, because often the way people think, feel, and even act is relaint on how accurate their information/stories are. It is just as important as consumers however, to know/ understand where and what we are consuming news from. I find the local stations and journalists tend to be the most accurate because there is not usually a swing on the way they are presenting the information. The last chapter in the book talks about how biased reporting gives the press a bad reputation. The industry needs to abide by its own code of ethics and it’s laws, that the people of the industry themselves have created. It is truly hypocritical for it to be any other way.

    The future of journalism will likely only get more and more corrupt, at some point it is likely a new form of media will arise. the invention of social media has made it extremely easy for anyone to tell their story, however at what cost? we truly need to consider the consequences of the society that we have created and now live in, before it is too late.

  • Networking

    Networking is a vital part to any form of communication. As a musician I have to network daily with different types of people and I really have to figure out how each of them work and think. it is not necessarily the easiest thing in the world, sometimes I even have to put on an an act. nevertheless it is a vital part of being a musician. Attached is a cartoon that shows how helpful it can be to be connected.

    A Highly Networked Staff

  • Group Communication in music

    Chapter 10 is all about how different groups communicate with each other. Group communication is important to the idea of communication as a whole, because our relationships, and understanding of one another depend on how we communicate.

    I’ve been in bands my entire music career. communicating as a group is so important when you’re in band because you need to assure you’re all on the same page otherwise you’re never going to get anywhere, and nothing is going to get done.

    As you can see from the comic below, there is about 50 million different things you need to communicate as a band member.

  • Daniel Ellsberg

    Daniel Ellsberg was whistleblower for the Vietnam war who released private government papers to the public stating that we sent our soldiers to attack Vietnam knowing that there was no chance of us winning the fight. the Vietnam war was fought over property and only really only started for our own personal gain. A lot of people died over a fight that should have never really been fought in the first place.

    I would like to think that I would do the same thing as Ellsberg, although I know it definitely wasn’t the easiest decision, the man risked putting himself, his family and anyone associated in danger of prosecution.

    I think the press should be allowed to publish government secrets if the average person would agree that it is a somewhat corrupt secret. Sending innocent people to die in a war knew we weren’t going to win, over oil, nonetheless I think is a pretty valid reason to rat out the government a little bit.

    I do not however, think Ellsberg was the most dangerous man in America, and I do think that is a bit of a ridiculous claim. I think what is really more dangerous is the government trying to cover up corruption and secrets when it directly harms the American people. I truly think Ellsberg did what he felt was right for the time. he saw something happening that he thought went against values of the average person and brought light to it. America really has a history of just kinda taking/ trying to take things it wants, and its extremely messed up that we invaded another country, I think Ellsberg should be held accountable to some degree for the blood on his hands, however I think it is even more important to hold the US accountable for the blood on theirs. At the end of the day Ellsberg was just somewhat of a hired gun. The government lies to everyone, and I think to some degree Ellsberg had a bit of deniability until he really uncovered the papers.

    At that point Ellsberg really did what he thought was right. in the interview we listened to he even talks about “setting the right example for his kids”. He knew he would be persecuted and still decided that it would be best to shed light on the situation. I think that Is the best thing he could’ve done.

    Knowing myself, I want to say that I would do the same thing in his position. although it would be stressful I think at the end of the day I feel like the right thing would be to shed light on the situation.

    I think Ellsberg somewhat righted – his- wrongs in terms of letting people know what was going on and I don’t think it was a bad thing for him to let the American people know what was really going on.

  • Gender Roles Are Stupid and We All Know It.

    Chapter 13 talks all about gender and how the different cultures around the world perceive gender and gender roles. I would like to think as a society we are moving towards breaking down any and all stereotypes that we as a society may have. unfortunately, there will always be old fashioned thinkers who have their own opinions on gender in society.

    Today we see a lot more people who identify as men wearing makeup, wearing dresses, and painting their nails, even if they identify as cisgender. We as a society need to stop assigning certain looks, clothes and aesthetics to a male or female gender role. the fact of the matter is that it is the 21st century and people who identify as transgender have really existed since Ancient Greece.

    we really need to be constantly challenging this idea that “boys like cars, girls like dolls” because at the end of the day, both things are cool. and what someone takes interest in/ defines themselves as is no ones business but their own.

    As a society we still have lots of work to do, but today we really do see more of an acceptance towards people challenging and taking on gender stereotypes.

  • My Thoughts on Radiohead’s Ok Computer

    Though it may sound biased, Radiohead’s Ok Computer has been on my list of top 25 albums of all time since I was roughly twelve years old. I love this band, I’ve always admired their ability to combine radio pop melodies with weird-unheard of experimental sounds and brilliantly thought out-entertaining lyrics. The first Radiohead album I ever listened to was their sophomore LP, The Bends, and though it is not their most experimental work it really began to shift my tastes from generic rock music to things with a bit more artistic integrity. The first time I listened to Ok Computer however, everything changed for me. Suddenly this was what I always needed to be modeling as a musician. The Band is constantly finding new ways to make beautifully written, though out music, while keeping things entertaining.

    The first track, “Air Bag” is am brilliant opener to the album, the bells and low- fuzzy guitar at the beginning really set the mood for how weird things are going to get. Then as Thom Yorke begins to sing, all the synths fade in creating a beautiful soundscape that was really unmatched by any band at the time. This was the 90’s so everything was grungier, darker, heavier. Radiohead said “screw that, it’s gonna be weird and noisy, but in a different way”

    Airbag is followed in the track listing by Paranoid android, which serves the purpose of furthering the loose concept of the album about the horrors of living in a technology- dependent society, Ironic for a very synth/electronics-heavy band. This song is obviously a hit and a highlight for most people off this album however I could never say it was my favorite. I always thought the structure was very interesting however I don’t go back to this track as much as I go back to some of the other ones on this album.

    Skipping Subterranean Homesick Alien (which is an all around great track, nothing bad to say about it), I want to highlight what Exit Music (For a Film) brings to the table. Every track up to this point has been really crazy and all over the place, now we get this somber, low-key dissonant song. Them does some incredible droning vocals over an acoustic guitar, that are later accompanied by synths and strings. really an incredible shift in mood with Thom repeating the phrase “we hope that you choke” on the fade out.

    The next highlight off the album is obviously Karma Police. This song was a hit for a reason, this song has been covered by tons and tons of people including: Panic! at the Disco, Dafne, Oliver Tree, NOVA. Karma Police somewhat continues this narrative of a dystopian, technology-dependent society. Definitely a staple to the album.

    The track “Fitter Happier” is actually Thom Yorke’s New Years resolutions for the year before that were never accomplished.

    Following this track is probably my favorite song on Ok Computer. Electioneering tackles the corruption in all mainstream politics. They address voter fraud and the lobbying that was happening in the UK at the time. Thom Yorke says things like “I trust I can rely on your vote, its just business”. How incredibly punk of them.

    Following this track is the slower- indie rock favorite “climbing up the walls”, personally this is the one track on the album I find insufferable, but just as well I know so many people who preach this song. It does end in a mess of noise and screaming which I am totally into, however find the first half of the track boring, however it does flow very nicely into another fan-favorite which is ” No Surprises” which is a beautiful- soft track with a melodica following the guitar line, Thom Yorke does the signature droney said vocals that he has coined which is accompanied by some background falsetto. beautiful song, beautiful lyrics.

    The last song I want to address is The Tourist, as it is the last song on the album. it is a pristine end to the album. It sounds like a lot of the more somber songs but it is the closer. There is no other song that could have finished this album as well as this song does. Most of the song is a build up to nothing , and I would like to think there is some form of deeper meaning there.

    I would also like give some love to “lift” which never made the album but was B side released on “OKNOTOK”. This song is beautiful and anyone who likes This album should listen to it. ( Absolutely the best break up song ever written)

    I think the coolest part about this album is that it went against the grain of the 90’s, and in that it fit in perfectly. It wasn’t exactly Grungey, it wasn’t exactly indie, it wasn’t exactly brit-pop. in fact in the documentary, guitarist Jonny Greenwood acknowledges that he doesn’t know exactly where the band fits in. In my mind that is what encompasses the 90’s. No one knows exactly where they fit In and I think doing something that kind of goes against the grain of what people are expecting is inherently more punk than any music you can release, but that’s my opinion.

    I think another thing I admire about Radiohead, especially during this era as that they were never in it for the fame. The band values artistic integrity over any amount of fame they could ever achieve. In the documentary, Thom talks about how he doesn’t get why celebrities in America are put on such a pedestal. That most of the time is how I can tell music is good, corny as it may sound, if you are in it because you love it, the art almost always holds up. now not to say that there isn’t good corporate pop songs out there and there isn’t good bands who sell out, but my personal tastes will always lay with the ones who stay true to their vision. Radiohead will always be one of my first loves and im glad we got to listen to this album.

  • Interpersonal Communication

    In Chapter 9, we read about interpersonal communication and what that looks like among different individuals. We all communicate differently however everyday we engage in some form of interpersonal communication. whether it be through our friendships or with our enemies, as long as you’re talking to someone, that is considered a form of interpersonal communication.

    one form of interpersonal communication I want to address is conflict and conflict resolution. In the comic I chose, it shows pretty clearly that not everyone is the best at resolving their issues/ conflicts and that is because everyone communicates differently/ has their own priorities. I think it is important that we acknowledge this when trying to resolve problems because it may better help everyone understand where someone is coming from. the way someone reacts could be largely due to a multitude of different things, whether it be indicative of a larger problem, maybe someone being scared to show their true feelings, their upbringing, ect.

    We should always try to resolve conflict as simply and diplomatically as possible, because we never know why someone may react the way they do.

  • My thoughts on All In Favor

    I think overall this is a very well made student film, the subject matter is really very interesting in that I’ve never seen thought about a community for peers deciding whether or no a student gets expelled. if you think about it, it is really not too much different than a normal jury. They get the case file, names and genders blurred out. them they base their decisions solely on whether or not they agree and or disagree with the person’s actions and they decide what their punishment should be. I think this is a really interest concept seeing as this isn’t too much different than the way we usually go about deciding whether or not someone reputation should be ruined or not. I think the group in “All in Favor” really does a fairly decent job of portraying how a group like this would act in real life, especially at the beginning, with a new-comer to a group like this I think It is very normal for the group themselves to ” test the waters” with them so to speak. and so I think Billie not trusting Matt off the bat is very normal, and really is good commentary on how a group like this interacts with one another.

    I think throughout the course of the episode we see Billie and Matt being more likeminded than we initially thought and I think it is very interesting to see the friendship that unravels with them over the course of the episode.

    What I find to be great about this concept is you really see multiple personalities having different takes on a certain situation which is really true to real life. Not everyone is going to agree or feel the same about a certain thing and I truly do think it’s really important that we remember that. In situations where we assess someones reputation, it is very important to remember that we need to look at all the details before making an assessment. For example the choice whether or not to expel the student over plagiarism, Matt made a blind assessment and it came back to bite him. Later he actually ended up convincing everyone else to change their minds. context matters. I truly think this is important to the story as well as the subject matter. Context matters.

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