Participatory Culture

Using the lecture content to help you, write 200 words on what you would describe as the key features within the current phase of participatory culture.

The internet is currently the most accessible it has ever been. Likewise, it is the most regulated it has ever been. The world wide web provides a platform to speak. I think this is one of the biggest roles the current phase of participatory culture provides- a sense of belonging. But, alongside belonging, there is also sense of power. 

While it is the easiest it has ever been to get your voice and ideas out to a huge audience, with so many people  doing the same, the internet has become over-saturated with content. Much of this content is of a very low quality. It is disposable. So, to make oneself heard, popularity and priority is bought. 

I would argue that the key features of the current phase of participatory culture echo that of the key features of real-life society. It pushes the illusion of accessibility and inclusion while systematically creating a platform for the wealthy and famous to succeed.