An inspired choice:
Seriously, who actually sits down after a long day at work and says, I’m not going to watch Lost tonight. I’m going to turn on my computer and make a movie starring my pet iguana? I’m going to mash up 50 Cent’s vocals with Queen’s instrumentals? I’m going to blog about my state of mind or the state of the nation or the steak-frites at the new bistro down the street? Who has that time and that energy and that passion?
The answer is, you do. And for seizing the reins of the global media, for founding and framing the new digital democracy, for working for nothing and beating the pros at their own game, TIME’s Person of the Year for 2006 is you.
Sadly, the the rest of the package feels old and tired: “Web Boom 2.0“, “15 Who Had Their 15 Minutes of Fame“, etc.
Although, it feels weird that the media is declaring that we control the media. There’s probably a good M.C. Escher drawing to be had.
[Via Digg]