msGNU - “Stuck in Cyberspace” [Track 1]

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Accompanying Essay (PDF)

To be honest, this first track is only peripherally linked to a specific essay from the thesis– it serves as more of an overall introduction to the msGNU project. However, the closest essay to pair with it would be: Transmit or Get Off the Net: Apathy Versus Collaboration in the Internet Age

Lyrics

everywhere i go, it’s the topic
and everyone i know, we can’t stop it
everywhere i go, it’s the topic
and everyone i know, we just can’t stop it

exponential change leaves us caught up in the current
wanna question this, but the comfort’s a deterrent
and now it’s gone worldwide
globalized, so you can’t hide
digital page, spotlit stage
your tarnished pride

as tech shapes us, we shape it back
close the windows, i’m gonna have a mac attack
my linux distro might give me guff
at least i have control over my own stuff

and i love the fair licensing we shape as a squad
free libre open source like giving grace to some god
thanks, soundcloud fam, for the creative commons beats
can’t stop, cos the music makes me wanna move my feets

and the only gats i bust are gatsby quotes
i wanna analyze the ways in which the world is broke
cos blockchain style transparency might just fix it!
hit corporate corruption with a two piece and a biscuit!

everywhere i go, we chat about it
and everyone i know can’t live without it
everywhere i go, we chat about it
but everyone i know can’t live without it

got the slickest slav squat on the soviet bloc
i want to be your bill nye or your schoolhouse rock
cos learning! is fun!
when it’s sandwiched! with laughs!
and i’m less depressed when i’m playful with my crafts!

(x2) my geeky voice squeaks
not a bug, it’s a feature
and i rap like miss frizzle
so call me your teacher

everybody on board buckled in tight?
brace yourself, we’re gettin stuck in cyberspace tonight
everybody on board buckled in tight
brace yourself, we’re gettin stuck in cyberspace tonight.

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