Technology in the service of virtue has given rise to a global form of virtual violence: Virtuous War. In the 21st century, The MIME-NET has become... more Technologically enabled "virtuous wars" have produced a new virtual alliance: The Military-Industrial-Media-Entertainment Network (a.k.a MIME-NET). In the 21st century, The MIME-NET has become the 'fifth-dimension' of U.S. hegemony. Fought in the same manner as they are represented through real-time global surveillance, media dissimulation, and network-centric warfare, virtuous wars deter, discipline and destroy the "enemy" from a distance. An all-too-real matrix, MIME-NET seamlessly merges the production, representation, and execution of war. We learn how to kill but not take responsibility for it; we encounter 'death' but not its tragic consequences; we now face not just the confusion but the pixilation of war and game on the same screen.
Watch MIME-NET videos on the MIME-NET YouTube Channel.
Watch MIME-NET videos on the MIME-NET YouTube Channel.
