The Internet Culture

    “You could never predict the internet” quoted from some random internet user that was talking about 2014 internet phenomenon that everyone probably knows about Harlem Shake. Nobody would ever expect a video where a group of people dance crazily and randomly to be imitated by a big portion of the world including people with high status such as military, athletes, news channel, and even royal family of England. This nowadays phenomenon has shown that The internet has managed to be the main factor in the change of people’s taste in popular culture because of three reason – the easier people’s opinion can be heard, the easier people can be famous, and the easier people to find contents of their desire.
     The easier people’s opinion can be heard on the internet is the first reason because it has led people to be more frequently share their thoughts about something. The more frequent one share their thought, the more people will see it and, eventually, a number of others will relate to what one has shared; moreover, if the numbers are enough, it could be popular, no matter what the thing is. People can also express their judgement on something in a forum or a discussion group which allows for the creators on the internet to know more about what people like hence they will create something better so it could be popular. Even bad stuff could be popular if it is controversial enough and has involved a big group of people which results in backfire from those people who strongly disagree.
    The easier people can be famous is also the reason because it creates more role model for the internet user in the term of number and variety. Famous people on the internet will also come from the usual background such as student or a freelancer, and they don’t have to be a celebrity or a TV famous. These people could easily be a trendsetter because having a more usual background will let people to easily relate as more people will have the same background. Therefore, more things will be possible to be popular.
    The easier people to find contents of their desire is also another factor of change in people’s taste in popular culture as more new thing can be discovered by them. When people find something interesting to them, they have tendencies to tell their friends about it. Even though their friends might not always be interested, they will know more about it and unconsciously affect their perspective little by little which results in the whole change in people’s taste.
    The combination of the three reason and the more frequent three reason happen will result to an unending change in people’s taste in popular culture. As the internet progresses to a greater development, more people will be connected and more chances there are for a new thing to be the center of attention of many people. In conclusion, The internet does change, and will always change, people’s taste in popular culture.