Micro Interests
Dos said, a professor that only exists in a chat group, claims that there is a self-generating code that is spreading through the culture like a virus.
He claims that citizens with multi-cultural backgrounds are at great risk of being misled because they tend to be less fearful of cultural risks.
The self-generating code targets micro-interests. He claims that culturally conscious citizens can also be drawn to micro-interests.
Dos stopped reading the article and said, I think that I suffer from micro-interest behavior syndrome, also, known as MIBS.
Cybo said, I have never heard of MIBS before, it sounds really bad. What are the symptoms?
Dos went on, I don’t know any more than what I read out. I am sure I suffer from it, because I only do music and I have little interest in anything else.
Cybo said, music is really big, I don’t think it is micro, but you are totally consumed by it, except when you are not.
True, said Dos, maybe I will be okay. I suppose I could be taking a big interest in something with little or no cultural importance, then, where would I be?
Dollcee said, I think micro-interests are when someone obsesses about something of little importance to try and make out that they are unique and therefore special, instead of accepting that they are dull and uninteresting. I have heard about it from Lyle the hairdresser. He said, many of his clients are dull and uninteresting and they expect him to liven them up with a hairstyle.
Dos went on, something else I thought about, we are probably safe because we are not constantly doing SMU, because we are busy making content. If micro-interest is only endemic amongst SMU citizens, we probably won’t get the virus as bad as some.
Cybo asked, what are SMU citizens.
Dollcee responded, Social Media Users. You probably have heard of SM users and didn’t realize what they were the same thing.
Padoke rolled onto his back and thought, no, don’t think about it, it will pass.