In the novel “White Noise” by Don DeLillo, a scene outlines what is called “The Most Photographed Barn in America.” Tourists flock to a mundane barn in a meadow, no different from any other. They stand there among the flashing of cameras, unable to even see the barn among the crowd, tucked into a social phenomenon.
If we determine this to be like anything in the real world, those in attendance will soon show off their “important” lives to those somewhere else (texting did not exist in the ’80s). They will perform for their audiences. They are also performing for those in attendance at the event, proving their worthiness to what the culture values.
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