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December 8, 2005

not on the socialnetworking guest list

Artboy Cory Archangel is going to commit Friendster suicide tonight. Hat tip Kottke. Cory explains:

So yeah, if you want to see this live, please come, and if you want to watch the performance at home (yes, ... this is an Internet performance, remember that concept???? LOL!), Friendster me sometime before then, and around 8:40 EST on Thursday(ish), I assume if you keep reloading your browser window on Friendster, I think I will simply disappear from your friend list. Got it? Awesome. C U there, ... kinda.

Conceptual works and performances aren't owned the way a Picasso is, but there is a certain value to be derived from having been, like LCD Soundsystem says, there, even if it's e-there. I'm not sure what the market value is on a "Cory Archangel," and can't predict where an internet suicide might eventually go for, but we can speculate about what kind of cool points are awarded for varying degrees of thereness. (What's the quickest way to convert cool points to cash? Are they EBay-able in any way?) In descending order of speculative value:

-Having Cory as a friendster and attending live at PS1, all the while "watching" via wireless
-Having Cory as a friendster and attending the suicide live at PS1
-Attending the suicide live at PS1 [<--- not really sure about where that one goes]
-Having had Cory as a friendster and watching online when he kills his profile
-Friendster member (logged-in) watching online when he kills his profile
-Non-Friendster member watching online when kills his profile
-Reading about the suicide on some blog (this particular last may also be first)

Any more suggestions?

Posted by ebogjonson in videogames and other cracks, on December 8, 2005 1:14 PM